Okumu Langol Livingstone July 12,2018 0  Uganda land-grab victims seek intervention from Prince Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Photo: news.un.org GULU, Uganda--The cries of children can be heard inside the compound of offices of the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights here in the city of Gulu. The children belong to some of the 200 people who have occupied the compound demanding that the United Nations Security Council address what their... | Milton G. Allimadi July 15,2018 0  Vive France, vive Africa. Photo: Twitter. Congratulations to France for beating a great Croatian team 4-2 to win the World Cup. As the whole world noticed, France fielded a team made up almost entirely of players who were either born in Africa or who trace their immediate ancestry to the continent. If a Pan-African Team can win the World Cup for France why not for the African continent too? In 2026, if the recommendations of a FIFA committee are carried out the... | Special To The Black Star News July 13,2018 0  Betty Ng. [Business] Workplace diversity is gaining momentum. LinkedIn’s 2018 Global Recruiting Trends report found 78 percent of the US companies surveyed are focusing on diversity. The three top reasons identified by companies were to improve corporate culture, elevate company performance and to better represent their customers. And further research shows companies with more diverse workforces see increasing profits. A report by global management consulting... |
By Wallace Nixon July 13,2018 0  Trump. Photo: Gage Skidmore--Flickr The current president of the United States is the most openly racist leader of the country in the last one hundred years. He may even be the most openly racist president since the country was founded. The founding fathers took racism for granted with Slavery being legal and had no particular need to denigrate Blacks or Indigenous Americans except to justify landgrabbing and the continuation of forced labor. The clergy often spoke of... | By Barack Obama July 16,2018 0  Obama and Michelle. Photo: Facebook. This week, I’m traveling to Africa for the first time since I left office – a continent of wonderful diversity, thriving culture, and remarkable stories. I was proud to visit sub-Saharan Africa more times than any other sitting President, and I’ll return this week to visit Kenya and South Africa. In South Africa, the Obama Foundation will convene 200 extraordinary young leaders from across the continent and I’ll deliver a speech to mark... | Special To The Black Star News July 11,2018 0  Mandzukic beats Pickford for the winning goal. Photo: Twitter. Croatia was the superior team in the second half and overtime in its World Cup match with England today, winning 2-1 and earning the ticket to play France in the final on Sunday. Yet in the early going, including most of the first half, it was all England, who took an early 1-0 on a beautifully executed set play, a free kick by Kevin Trippier from right on top of the penalty box. It was a foolish foul that gave... |
Special To The Black Star News July 16,2018 0  Bishop Christopher Senyonjo Here at the Leeds Centre for Religion and Public Life we are delighted to announce that the University of Leeds is awarding an honorary degree to Bishop Christopher Senyonjo, and that a symposium will be held to celebrate this occasion. Rev. Senyonjo served the Church of Uganda as Bishop of the Diocese of West Buganda from 1974 till his retirement in 1998. He has been one of the few religious leaders in Uganda, and indeed in Africa, who actively... | John Muto-Ono p'Lajur July 12,2018 0  A scene at a Mobile Money kiosk and a nearby newspaper stand in Gulu City “It is now eleven o’clock and I have just received seven customers. Five came to deposit while two came to withdraw money. Before the tax was introduced last Sunday, I would have received forty customers by this time of the day already” “Sometimes I get customers who would like to fight me over the tax, thinking that I was cheating them, yet it is the recently imposed tax by... |
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