(2018-08-30). Black, Latino & Progressive Candidates Rise; Deep Divisions Exposed in Both Parties. therealnews.com 
Andrew Gillum wins in Florida; African American & Latino candidates win in Arizona and Florida; Progressives and Trumpites win, while deep divisions erupt in Republican party
(2018-08-30). Top 7 Reasons Progressive Andrew Gillum Can Defeat Ron DeSantis. truthdig.com Congressional representative and Florida gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis shocks the nation by warning Florida voters not to "monkey it up" by electing African-American democratic standard-bearer Andrew Gillum. His racist move my backfire.
(2018-08-30). After Florida primary, Republican candidate makes racist attack. wsws.org Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis warned that his African-American opponent would "monkey up" the state's economy if elected.
(2018-08-30). Canadian troops deploy to Mali to prop up pro-Western puppet government. wsws.org Presented as an act of humanitarian charity, Canada's intervention in Mali is aimed at laying claim to huge swathes of Africa's mineral riches.
(2018-08-29). Racism Quickly Becomes an Issue in Florida Governor's Race. truthdig.com The Democratic candidate says voters aren't looking for a misogynist, racist or bigot, while the Republican hopeful says voters shouldn't "monkey this up" by choosing his African-American opponent.
(2018-08-29). Progressive Andrew Gillum the victor in Florida Dem gov primary. peoplesworld.org 
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Tallahassee, Fla., Mayor Andrew Gillum, who touted his working-class roots and his progressive stands — such as Medicare For All and the Fight for $15 and a union — on the campaign trail, upset establishment favorite Gwen Graham to win the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Florida's August 28 primary. | Gillum thus becomes the third African-American — along with Maryland's Ben Jealous and Georgia's Stacey Abrams — the Democrats will field for governorships this fall. All are progressives, backed by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC), Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt., National Nurses United or all of the above. And Abrams picked up the endorsement, last year, of the Georgia AFL-CIO. | To put their nominations in perspective, only two African-Americans — Virginia's Doug Wilder and Massachusetts's Deval Patrick, both Democrats — have ever held governors' chairs anywhere…
(2018-08-29). Headlines for August 29, 2018. democracynow.org Puerto Rico Increases Hurricane Death Toll to 2,975, Andrew Gillum, a Black Progressive Backed by Bernie Sanders, Wins Florida Gubernatorial Primary, Trump-Backed Martha McSally Wins Arizona GOP Senate Primary, Trump Warns of "Violence" If Democrats Win Control of Congress, Texas Police Officer Convicted for Killing 15-Year-Old African-American Student, Teachers in Washington State Begin Strike, U.N. Secretary-General: Report on Genocide Targeting Rohingya Needs Serious Consideration, India Carries Out Raids Arresting Critics of Modi Government, France's Environment Minister Resigns On-Air over Climate Change, De…
(2018-08-24). Headlines for August 24, 2018. democracynow.org Yemen: 31 Reportedly Killed in U.S.-Backed Airstrikes, Including 22 Children, National Enquirer Executives Had Safe Containing Dirt on Trump, New York City Prosecutor Opens Criminal Probe into Trump Organization, GOP Senators Give Trump Green Light to Fire AG Jeff Sessions, Rep. Duncan Hunter and His Wife Plead Not Guilty to Looting Campaign Funds, Prison Strike Against "Modern-Day Slavery" Spreads Nationwide, NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison, Hawaii: Flooding and Landslides Reported as Hurricane Lane Strikes, South Africa Rejects Trump Claim of "Large Scale Killing" of Farmers, A…
(2018-08-24). With His South Africa Tweet, Trump Became a Megaphone for a White-Supremacist Talking Point. thenation.com With His South Africa Tweet, Trump Became a Megaphone for a White-Supremacist Talking Point appeared first on The Nation.
(2018-08-24). Ex-ambassador McFaul finds it 'weird' that RT reports on 'threats' to South African farmers. rt.com 
Former US envoy to Russia Michael McFaul said it was "weird" that RT was covering what he described as "threats" —in quotation marks— to white farmers in South Africa, retweeting a conspiracy linking RT's coverage to Fox News.
(2018-08-23). NC's Sole Black Woman Historical Commissioner: Confederate Statues Don't Belong at State Capitol. democracynow.org 
Just two days after protesters tore down the "Silent Sam" Confederate statue at the state's flagship school, the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, the state's Historical Commission voted 9 to 2 to keep Confederate monuments on the grounds of the state Capitol. We speak with the African-American woman who dissented in the vote to keep the three Confederate monuments in place at the state Capitol. She also voted against adding historical context to the monuments. Valerie Johnson is one of only two black members of the North Carolina Historical Commission and the only black woman. She is a professor of wome…
(2018-08-23). State Dept warns South Africa of 'wrong path' amid land expropriation row. rt.com 
Expropriation of land without compensation "would not be a good thing" and would send South Africa "down the wrong path," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert told reporters amid a diplomatic row with Pretoria. |
(2018-08-17). In DeVos's Home State, Students Push for their Right to Literacy. progressive.org Literacy has been, and continues to be, a critical component of African-American liberation.