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Join The Podcast Discussion of “Dark Girls” with Channsin Berry and Bill Duke Thursday Night, September 29

• September 29, 2011 • Comments Off

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Preview of Bill Duke’s “Dark Girls,” A Documentary About Dark Skin Prejudice and How It Affects Dark-Skinned Black Women

• May 26, 2011 • 17 Comments

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Whistleblower condemns Foreign Office over Kabul evacuation December 7, 2021
Ex-diplomat claims string of failings within department led to ‘people being left to die at the hands of the Taliban’Whistleblower’s main accusationsFresh questions about Dominic Raab’s roleHow Afghan reporter was left to the Taliban Tens of thousands of Afghans were unable to access UK help following the fall of Kabul because of turmoil and confusion in the […]
US confirms it will stage diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics December 6, 2021
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‘Do or die’: Myanmar’s junta may have stirred up a hornets’ nest December 6, 2021
Almost a year on from the coup, resistance to the military is growing stronger and more organisedOn Sunday morning, a small group of protesters walked together in Kyimyindaing township, Yangon, waving bunches of eugenia and roses. They carried a banner reading: “The only real prison is fear and the real freedom is freedom from fear”.The words are famously th […]
Drake withdraws his two 2022 Grammy nominations December 6, 2021
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China attacks ‘US-style democracy’ prior to Biden summit December 6, 2021
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US says it will send troops to eastern Europe if Russia invades Ukraine December 6, 2021
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Second accuser says Ghislaine Maxwell asked her to find young women for Epstein December 6, 2021
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Republican Devin Nunes to quit Congress and head Trump’s social media platform December 6, 2021
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