Tag: Minneapolis

Africans all over the world can use the Floyd opportunity to bring lasting change.

His face has become a symbol of the injustices of the world, a reminder that Americans are still a long way from the country they have dreamed of.

Without a shadow of doubt, Africans are increasingly convinced that the way forward for their countries does not uphold the American system as a model but as a cautionary tale.

This time, it is not only African Americans, but also white people who are joining in the rejection of police violence.

Any pretension of 'going back to normal' (the 'normal' that created so much barbarity) is but a melancholy illusion.

There is an awakening to the immortal words of Martin Luther King that the measure of a man’s worth is not in the color of his skin.

Only a few years ago, members of the far right in the U.S. staged torch-lit marches reminiscent of the Ku Klux Klan’s activities.

The U.S. lacks uniformity in policy with regards to policing and accountability, which explains why a plethora of police departments choose to simply ignore reporting guidelines.

Radical politics tend only to succeed when a nation is in decline, and America is not in decline.

Infatuated with military and political strongmen, President Trump sides with authoritarian fellow-presidents, preeminently Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un and Rodrigo Duterte.

Some believe that the racial divide, rather than narrowing, is becoming even wider.