A decade before Floyd’s death, David Smith died in Minneapolis police custody. But his case did not cause public outcry, and officers involved did not face discipline. “Is he breathing?” Minneapolis police officer Timothy Callahan wondered aloud. The question came after he and his partner — responding to a call of a person acting strangely …
‘Trial by Media,’ featuring the one, the only, ‘Blago!’ on Netflix
The new six-episode Netflix nonfiction anthology “Trial by Media” constitutes good, solid recappery in the realm of true crime and 50 shades of quality in the world of press coverage of high-profile legal sweepstakes. The series title suggests a hit job on the media, which it isn’t. Nor is it in the bag for the …
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Journey of an African Colony The making of Nigeria
Buried for 50 years: Britain’s shameful role in the Biafran war by Frederick Forsyth
A million children starved to death. I’m haunted by the images I saw there – and by the complicity of the Wilson government It is a good thing to be proud of one’s country, and I am – most of the time. But it would be impossible to scan the centuries of Britain’s history without …
Why are Africa’s coronavirus successes being overlooked?
Remember, early on in the Covid-19 pandemic, the speculation as to how apocalyptic it would be if this disease hit the African continent? I do. There was deep anxiety about what it would mean for countries with lower income populations, dominant but harder-to-regulate informal economies and far fewer healthcare facilities than the UK or Italy. …
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Centre for Nigeria Progress 