US President Joe Biden has been slammed for holding a BBQ at the White House as Hamas holds Americans hostage and kills at least four during their surprise attack on Israel which has left 700 Israelis dead. A pool reporter overheard a band playing from the White House lawn while pro-Palestine protesters picketed outside the gates, chanting ‘Free Palestine’ and demanding the US cut aid to Israel. The reporter questioned why they could hear the band, …
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After weeks of protests against racism and policy brutality prompted by the death of George Floyd, a black man killed on May 25 in police custody in Minneapolis, US President Donald Trump, on Tuesday signed an order on Tuesday that he said would reform police practices while maintaining “law and order.” Trump, flanked by Police chiefs opened his remarks by expressing sympathy to the families of victims of police violence, pledging to fight for justice and promising them their …
The Ghanaian government on Friday held a funeral service in honour of George Floyd, the unarmed African-American man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck during an arrest in Minneapolis last week. The funeral service which was organized by the country’s Ministry of Tourism Arts and Culture, The Ghana Tourism Authority, Office of Diaspora Affairs (Office of the President), and the Diaspora African Forum took place at the Dubois Centre on Friday morning. …
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has reacted to Donald Trump’s actions in the wake of George Floyd protests by holding a Bible at Capitol Hill after the president held a bible in front of St Johns Church in Washington DC for a photo shoot hours after protesters had vandalized sections of the church . Pelosi’s remarks included quoting from the book of Ecclesiastes, and from comments by former presidents George H.W. Bush and Barack Obama, as they reacted to incidents …
US president Donald Trump is reportedly holding talks with his Attorney General, Bill Barr, law enforcement officials and Governors on Monday while hidden in his secret bunker in the White House as violent protests continued in cities all over the country in the wake of George Floyd’s death. According to various reports from US media houses, Attorney General Bill Barr had a meeting with the president Monday morning,while Trump is scheduled to host a video conference with governors, law …
Nigerians braved the rain to protest the murder of George Floyd and to call for an end to racial injustice. The protest was organised by the Black Lives Matter Movement in Nigeria (BLMMN). The convener, Josephine Okpara, stormed the streets of Victoria Island, Lagos, with other protesters. They carried placards with words such as “Black Lives Matter” and “Justice For George Floyd” written on them as they condemned the killing of African Americans in the United States …