Ieshia Evans speaks about the protests in Baton Rouge

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Ieshia Evans, the woman captured in the iconic photograph during the protests in Baton Rouge last weekend, has released a statement. She traveled to Louisiana with Young Minds Can, a civil rights organization, along with dozens of other concerned citizens. … Read More

UN expert panel condemns killings of African-Americans by US police

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The Chairman of the UN Expert Panel on People of African Descent, Mr. Ricardo Sunga III condemned on Friday the back-to-back killings of two African-American men by police in the US last week, saying the incidents demonstrated “a high level … Read More