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When I first the trailer for the new short film by filmmaker Wendy James called Savage, the first thing that came to mind was "Oh No! Not another white savior helps poor black people movie!'" In fact I told the producer, Jasmyne Pope, that I think that our readers (including myself) are pretty sick of these films, I was informed that that was not the intention of James's film at all and was actually the opposite. It is a film that sets out to criticize and challenge that tired old film cliche. As James says herself, her film "takes a critical look at the ''white savior complex'' which we all know is alive and well in American cinema....
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Zambia's Food Reserve Agency (FRA) will, as of December, enter the market as a seller in the hopes of stabilizing maize prices. Some areas of Zambia have been experiencing shortages and volatile prices. The shortages appear to have been localised. The FRA argues that their actions are in line with "the Agency's mandate of stabilising food prices and ensuring stable supply". The is likely to be
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I wrote earlier in the day that, given James Gunn's blog post in which he objectifies a ton of superheroines in rather crude terms, and makes homophobic remarks about the idea of people being sexually attracted to male superheroes, he owed the public an explanation of the post itself, and of how it differs from [...]
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New Vision ( Uganda ) reports
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Ethiopia former civil service minister Junedin Sado Ethiopia's leader has fired a government minister whose wife faces terrorism charges. Source: AP Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Thursday fired the country's civil minister, Junedin Sado...
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Expectations are high for Chad Coleman's debut as Tyreese on AMC's hit zombie drama series The Walking Dead. One of the comic book's prominent survivors, Tyreese's entrance is rumored to happen in this season's 8th episode, which is also the series' mid-season finale, before it takes a holiday break until early next year, when it returns. And based on the below promo for episode 8, which airs this Sunday, it looks like Tyreese will indeed be making his premiere appearance on the show. Our friends at Comic Book Resources found this new Latin American TV spot for The Walking Dead, which shows Coleman as Tyreese,...
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Since President Obama's re-election and Mitt Romney's poor performance among Hispanic voters, a number of prominent conservative lawmakers and commentators have come out in favor of immigration reform. But Rep. Steve King (R-IA) appears to have not gotten the memo, if his first comments on immigration since the election are any indication. Echoing Mitt Romney's [...]
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You may always realize that Christmas is just about counting the days, and on the near time Santa Claus will be about coming to town and everybody will be very happy to welcome and celebrating Christmas. Winter time will always become the special moment for all Christian families all over the world, because this is [...]
Wonderful Christmas Decoration with Mini Lights is a post from: PHOTOGRAPHY
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Middlesbrough's 3-1 home defeat to struggling Bristol City was a surprise - apart from that result Tony Mowbray's team have been in very good form and can be considered genuine promotion contenders
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In Ethiopia, trial of Muslim leaders reveals simmering unrest By AMAN SETHI The Hindu Last month, in a courtroom in Addis Ababa, 29 defendants listened intently as the prosecution summarised charges. The accused were Muslim men in their thirties...
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Zambia's Food Reserve Agency (FRA) will, as of December, enter the market as a seller in the hopes of stabilizing maize prices. Some areas of Zambia have been experiencing shortages and volatile prices. The shortages appear to have been localised. The FRA argues that their actions are in line with "the Agency's mandate of stabilising food prices and ensuring stable supply". The is likely to be
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The panel drafting Egypt's new constitution voted on Thursday to limit presidential terms in office to two four-year terms, turning the page on the Mubarak era. The constitutional draft will later be put to a public referendum.
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From the recent Global Competitiveness Report 2012-2013. No surprises there because the challenges of finance are well known. In rural areas the issues are largely down to lack of tenure security which increases the cost (or absence) of borrowing. In urban areas general issues around credit defaults and lack of an effective credit reference systems continue to keep rates structurally high. Many solutions have been suggested ranging from subsidised credit to government banks, with little success.
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In the aftermath of the March 23 Movement, or M23, seizure of Goma, the International Criminal Court, or ICC,Chief Prosecutor Fatoua Bensouda announced that her office is investigating "allegations of ICC crimes by members and leaders of M23, and by other parties taking advantage of the chaos in the region." While documenting the M23's crimes is undeniably important, a robust ICC investigation into the other actors responsible for international crimes being committed across eastern Congo could provide much needed leverage to the international community as it seeks to broker peace in the troubled region.
The U.N.'s High Commissioner on Human Rights, Navi Pillay, has already found evidence that "advances made by the M23 rebel group over the past few days have been accompanied by a ...
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The situation in the eastern Congo is no less obscure than before the regional leaders met for negotiations over the...
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On November 28th, a dedicated group of activists gathered in front of the White House to bring attention to the ongoing crisis in eastern Congo. Organized by members of the Congolese diaspora community from D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, the rally was a public protest against the escalating conflict in Congo and a call on the U.S. government to take action against the worst aggressors of the conflict. The fighting has already displaced over 260,000 people within Congo, and an additional 70,000 have crossed into neighboring countries to escape the violence. Vulnerable civilians are now at even greater risk due to the restriction of humanitarian aid into many of the most affected areas. On November 20th the M23 rebel group took control of Goma, a key city in eastern Congo, in their most ...
Matthias Cinyabuguma, a peace advocate from the Kivu region in eastern Congo, spoke about Congo's long history of resource exploitation that has fueled conflict and bloodshed in the country since the advent of colonialism. Today, Congo's vast resources are fueling yet another war, the deadliest since WWII. At the rally, Cinyabuguma called on the international community to "hear the voices of the Congolese people, who believe we are human beings, like everyone, and have the right to freedom and self-government. ...
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Ladies' Turn is a documentary film by Hélène Harder about a team of Senegalese women who fight to follow their passion for football "all the way from small, neighborhood fields to the tournament finals in Dakar's newest stadium." More details on the film's website. Trailer above. For screening dates, check on their Facebook page. The [...]
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