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‘He’s choking him!’ – NYPD officer suspended for using banned technique on black man
The New York Police Department has suspended an officer without pay after a video emerged in which he is seen using the banned chokehold technique in the arrest of a black man in Queens. The disturbing...
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With 24 college acceptances, RuQuan Brown, 17, runs a company aiming to end gun violence
RuQuan Brown knows how it feels to lose a loved one to gun violence. In September 2017, Brown’s teammate and friend lost his flourishing life to gun violence. A year later his stepdad also succumbed...
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CORRECTION: Nigerian scientists hunt for Covid-19 vaccine
Editor’s note: This article was initially published with a headline: “Nigerian scientists announce discovery of Covid-19 vaccine”, which was misleading. A correction has since been made...
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Remembering Ron Brown; the first black person to head a major presidential cabinet position in U.S.
Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Harlem, New York, in a middle-class family, Ron Brown was a figure of global eminence, treasured for his intellectual acumen, political and leadership savviness...
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‘I can’t describe the fear I experienced that night’ – Black nurse ‘racially profiled’ by UK police
Neomi Bennett, a black nurse pulled over by police officers in the United Kingdom because her front windows were tinted too dark, has said she was targeted because of her race. London police officers surrounded...
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Levit Nudi, the self-taught developer who created an app to track counterfeit drugs in Africa
Levit Nudi is the founder and research scientist at Notonlab Inc, an authenticity verification company in Kenya, where he focuses on developing new, innovative medical devices and software solutions. A...
