Trump Praises Supporters Who Want to Deport Ilhan Omar as "People That Love Our Country"
Robert Mackey | theintercept.com | 2019-07-19
The president first disavowed and then praised a baying mob that responded to his rant against a Somali-American congresswoman by chanting "Send her back."
theintercept.com/2019/07/18/trump-praises-supporters-want-deport-ilhan-omar-people-love-country/

Adventures in Script-Writing
David Macaray | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-19
Over the years I've had approximately twenty scripts produced at small theaters in and around Hollywood and Orange County. None of these plays were celebrated or spectacular, mind you, just some offbeat comedies (in what might be called the "minimalist" tradition) that were fortunate enough to attract modest audiences willing to pay $25. Live theater,…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/19/adventures-in-script-writing/

South Carolina Speaks for Whom?
Andrew Levine | counterpunch.org | 2019-07-19
Because the African American vote is crucial, the conventional wisdom nowadays is that for Democrats to end up with a nominee who can defeat Donald Trump, Democratic candidates must win over African Americans' hearts and minds. This is a rare case in which the conventional wisdom is spot on. Because South Carolina will be the…
counterpunch.org/2019/07/19/south-carolina-speaks-for-whom/

New Trade Bloc Will Spur Pan African Industries
Kennedy Maina | indybay.org | 2019-07-19
Preparations for 2019 Pan African Global Trade and Investment Week hosted in the Capitol City of Sacramento, California is poised to expand connections to the 5th largest economy in the world to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/17/18824821.php

Sudan: 'The only way to ensure justice for our martyrs is in the streets.'
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-19
Sudanese took to the streets in their tens of thousands across the country on July 13, while negotiations for a transitional civilian-led government hung in the balance. | Two days later, protests broke out again in response to the killing of a civilian, shot dead in the town of El Souk, southeast of Khartoum. Witnesses reported that members of the feared Rapid Support Forces fired on protesters, who were demanding that the paramilitaries leave their town. | Negotiations between the democratic Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) and the Transitional Military Council (TMC), which seized control following the toppl…
greenleft.org.au/content/sudan-only-way-ensure-justice-our-martyrs-streets

New Zealand accused of complicity in Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-19
Activists are tracking a ship bound for New Zealand containing an unknown quantity of what they allege is stolen Sahrawi phosphate which is illegally mined and exported by Morocco, the occupying power in Western Sahara. Morocco is the largest producer and exporter of phosphates in the world. | Bruce Munro reported the ship's journey in the July 15 Otago Daily Times. He said it had sailed for 44 days, without divulging the nature of its cargo or the fact that it was headed for New Zealand. Kamal Fadel, Australia's Polisario…
greenleft.org.au/content/new-zealand-accused-complicity-moroccos-occupation-western-sahara

Houston African Forum Pre-Event to Sister Cities International Conference
Public Relations and Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2019-07-19
Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs, Texas Southern University, Houston…
indybay.org/newsitems/2019/07/16/18824805.php

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
wsws.org | 2019-07-19
Some 4,000 staff at London's Heathrow airport are set for six days of strikes while workers in at South African ports face a court ban on their job action and public workers in Zimbabwe are preparing to launch nationwide walkout over pay.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/19/work-j19.html

Rally demands "Justice for Isak Aden"
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2019-07-18
Eagan, MN – Some 200 community members gathered here July 16 to demand justice for Isak Aden, a Somali man who was killed by police in this Saint Paul suburb on July 2. Aden was a 23-year-old college student who was killed by police after a four-hour standoff with 90 officers from nine different agencies. Five police officers from the cities of Eagan and Bloomington were named responsible for his death. | Marching behind a 30-foot banner, about 100 protesters took to the streets around the municipal center, which includes the Eagan Police Department and the Eagan City Hall. Then, the crowd poured into the center…
www.fightbacknews.org/2019/7/18/rally-demands-justice-isak-aden

African Free Trade Area Launched in Niger
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-18
On July 4 the 12th Extraordinary Summit of the African Union (AU) was held in Niamey, Niger to officially proclaim a project that is inherent within the notions of sovereignty and unity on the continent. | This African Continental Free …
globalresearch.ca/african-free-trade-area-launched-niger/5683962

Trophy Hunting in Southern Africa. Elephant Poaching
Ross Harvey | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-18
A recent slew of articles have hit international media in the wake of Botswana's decision to lift its moratorium on trophy hunting. | Typically, the argument is that Botswana now has too many elephants, which have exceeded the country's carrying capacity. | …
globalresearch.ca/hunting-clickbait/5683947

Cuba Reforms Fishing Laws in Defense of Environmental Rights
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-18
Fishing regulations have been changed in Cuba, much to the delight of environmentalists who believe the adjustments will positively affect the Florida Keys and the island's northeast coast. | RELATED: | African Revolutionary Sam Nujoma Condemns US Attacks on Cuba | For the first time in two decades, Cuba is reforming its fishing laws to "adhere to international codes and conventions of responsible fishing and recognizes forms of state and non-state management," Food Health Minist…
telesurenglish.net/news/Cuba-Reforms-Fishing-Laws-in-Defense-of-Environmental-Rights-20190718-0030.html

WHY IS THE TURKISH PRESS SILENT ON THE CRISIS IN LIBYA?
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-07-18
Faruk Bildirici, one of the distinguished representatives of Turkish journalism, with whom I worked for 27 years at Hàºrriyet news, has consistently represented the interests of his readers over the past few years. After he was fired several months ago, Bildirici created his own website to continue his work. Last week Bildirici published a curious …
uwidata.com/4343-why-is-the-turkish-press-silent-on-the-crisis-in-libya/

Brother of Manchester bomber to deny murdering 22 victims of arena terror attack
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-07-18
The brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi has indicated he will deny helping him to murder 22 people in the 2017 terror attack.Hashem Abedi, 22, stood in the dock at Westminster Magistrates' Court as the names of each fatality were read aloud. | His counsel, Zafar Ali QC, said the defendant denied the charges against him. No formal pleas were entered during the 15-minute hearing.Abedi, who was raised in Manchester, travelled to Libya before his older brother detonated his suicide vest as pop fans left an Ariana Grande concert.Prosecutor Kathryn Selby told the court that Abedi had been charged with 22 co…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2019/07/18/brother-of-manchester-bomber-to-deny-murdering-22-victims-of-arena-terror-attack/

Mandela Would have Turned 101 — What Has Become of his Legacy?
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-18
South African scholar and activist Rasigan Maharajh describes South Africa as a microcosm of capitalism's world crisis in a conversation that takes us from corruption to hope. We also discuss anti-apartheid activist and singer Johnny Clegg, who died on July 16th…
therealnews.com/stories/mandela-would-have-turned-101-what-has-become-of-his-legacy

'SEND HER BACK': Trump crowds have new MAGA chant after 'racist tweet' row
rt.com | 2019-07-18
The crowd at Donald Trump's campaign rally in North Carolina erupted in a raucous chant of 'Send her back!' after the US president fired a fresh broadside at Somali-American Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. | …
rt.com/usa/464432-send-back-omar-chant/

'I disagreed with it': Trump distances himself from 'SEND HER BACK!' chants
rt.com | 2019-07-18
US President Donald Trump has sought to distance himself from supporters who erupted into a chant of "send her back" about Somali-American Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Wednesday rally, saying he "disagreed" with their sentiments. | …
rt.com/usa/464505-trump-omar-send-her-back/

The European Union expands its war against refugees
wsws.org | 2019-07-18
As anger grows at the number of refugees dying in the Mediterranean, EU politicians are demanding military operations in Libya.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2019/07/18/refu-j18.html

DR Congo Ebola outbreak now an international Public Health Emergency, UN health agency declares
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-17
The second worst Ebola outbreak of all time, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was officially declared an international Public Health Emergency of International Concern on Wednesday, with the head of the World Health Organization calling for countries to 'take notice and redouble our efforts".
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1042681

'Journalism Is Helping to Normalize the Concentration Camps' – CounterSpin interview with Arun Gupta on immigration abuses
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2019-07-17
Janine Jackson interviewed Arun Gupta on Trump's concentration camps for the July 12, 2019, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
fair.org/home/journalism-is-helping-to-normalize-the-concentration-camps/

'Emulate his example' urges UN chief as world celebrates Nelson Mandela: a 'global advocate for dignity and equality'
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-17
Nelson Mandela was an "extraordinary global advocate for dignity and equality" who anyone in public service should seek to emulate, Secretary-General António‚ÄØGuterres said in his message marking the International Day that honours the iconic anti-apartheid campaigner, and South Africa's first democratically-elected President.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1042641

"They Didn't Do Their Job": Eric Garner Family Outraged DOJ Won't Prosecute His Death by Police
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-17
It's been five years since Eric Garner, an African-American father of six, was killed when a white New York City police officer wrestled him to the ground and applied a fatal chokehold, while Garner, who was unarmed, said "I can't breathe" 11 times. On Tuesday, federal prosecutors announced they will not bring civil rights charges against Daniel Pantaleo, the police officer implicated in Garner's death. The move reportedly came after Attorney General William Barr ordered that the case be dropped. Earlier this year, a medical examiner testified that it was a chokehold that triggered an asthma attack that led to Ga…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/17/eric_garner_justice_dept_no_charges

Sudan Transition to Civilian Rule Endangered as Foreign Interests Prevail
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-17
With the foiling of a coup attempt last week, the Sudanese military is consolidating its rule, despite having signed transition agreement for joint military-civilian rule. Gulf states want the military in charge, especially since Sudanese soldiers are fighting in Yemen, says Prof. Khalid Ahmed…
therealnews.com/stories/sudan-transition-to-civilian-rule-endangered-as-foreign-interests-prevail

Wednesday's Daily Brief: Ebola now an international Public Health Emergency, young peacemakers, defining moment for Sudan, war crimes fugitives, migrant 'crisis' in Hungary
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-17
In today's Daily Brief: the DR Congo Ebola outbreak is officially declared an international Public Health Emergency; UN Youth Envoy briefs Security Council; an 'exciting and potentially defining' moment for Sudan, says UN adviser; more cooperation's needed to secure arrest of war crimes fugitives; and politicizing the migrant 'crisis' in Hungary…
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1042701

Ebola emergency meeting to go ahead as UNICEF warns of higher risk to very youngest children
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-16
Ahead of a key expert meeting convened by the United Nations to decide whether to declare the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) an international health emergency, the UN Children's Fund UNICEF warned that the epidemic "is infecting more children" than earlier outbreaks.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1042531

2020 Hopeful Julián Castro Vows to Break Up ICE & Calls Trump's New Asylum Rule Unconstitutional
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-16
As Trump faced national rebuke for his racist comments against four progressive congresswomen, his administration announced a new rule essentially banning most immigrants from seeking refuge in the United States. The rule, which the ACLU has already vowed to challenge in court, would deny asylum to any migrant who failed to apply for protection in another country they passed through on the way to the U.S. border–including children traveling alone. If enacted, the law would effectively block people from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, as well as Haitians, Cubans and many people from African countries, who…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/16/julian_castro_trump_racist_attacks

UN agency helps stranded Ethiopians return home, ending 'harrowing migration ordeal'
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-16
With the support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), some 280 Ethiopians returned home on 10-11 July, after being facing traumatic experiences in Yemen.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/07/1042591

Struggle in Sudan: A revolution, not a 'crisis'
Joel Northam | liberationnews.org | 2019-07-15
Strikes, civil disobedience and other mass action are continuing as the Sudanese people push forward with their revolution…
liberationnews.org/struggle-in-sudan-a-revolution-not-a-crisis/

S-400, Sudan, Hong Kong protests, Somali attack
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-07-15
S-400 On July 14, the seventh aircraft carrying Russian S-400 air defense system components arrived in Turkey at the Myrted airbase. Turkey has now become the first NATO country to purchase the S-400. The purchase caused months of disagreements with the United States, who argued that the F-35 fighter jets Turkey had purchased were incompatible …
uwidata.com/4303-s-400-sudan-hong-kong-protests-somali-attack/

SPLC: Holiday recognizing early Ku Klux Klan leader an insult to Tennessee residents
SHREKKKLITR | splcenter.org | 2019-07-12
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has proclaimed Saturday as Nathan Bedford Forrest Day in his state, honoring a Confederate general who became the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, a terrorist organization that targets African Americans.
splcenter.org/news/2019/07/12/splc-holiday-recognizing-early-ku-klux-klan-leader-insult-tennessee-residents

Waiting to Be An American
Kiki Monifa | progressive.org | 2019-07-03
In terms of how I feel, as a lesbian of African descent, I am not an American, not completely.
progressive.org/op-eds/waiting-to-be-american-monifa-190703/

I Spent 16 Months in Solitary Confinement and Now I'm Fighting to End It
aclu.org | 2019-07-03
A new report proves that the degrading conditions in solitary confinement continue to harm people and communities. | I was just 17 years old when I was sent to solitary confinement in "Camp J," one of the most severe lockdown units at one of America's most brutal prisons, the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. I languished in solitary for 16 months. | Back then I didn't know that Louisiana was the solitary confinement capital of the world. All I knew was that I'd been convicted of a crime I didn't commit, and I had to maintain my humanity in one of the most dehumanizing places on earth. | It's called "23 and…
aclu.org/blog/prisoners-rights/solitary-confinement/i-spent-16-months-solitary-confinement-and-now-im

Florida Man Arrested for Racist Threats Once Attacked an African American Police Officer
Rachel Janik | splcenter.org | 2019-06-28
A long string of felony charges and a tip-off from the Department of Homeland Security led to the arrest of a Florida man for racist and antisemitic threats posted to Gab and Bitchute.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/06/28/florida-man-arrested-racist-threats-once-attacked-african-american-police-officer