A Trumpian President at the time of his immigrant family arrival in the US could have saved us this bellyache. No current or future American has any right to call for cancellation of birthright of others.
George H.W. Bush White House Once Ordered Drug Buy From Teen For Presidential TV Stunt by Sara Boboltz
A black high schooler was sentenced to 10 years in prison over the incident that has recirculated after the president's death. The late President George H.W. Bush launched an anti-drug initiative from the Oval Office in 1989. The Friday night death of former President George H.W. Bush has opened a wellspring of tributes from famous …
George H.W. Bush’s “Willie Horton” ad will always be the reference point for dog whistle racism by Rachel Withers
How “Willie Horton” went from shorthand for black depravity to shorthand for political racism. George H.W. Bush, the one-term president who died on Friday at age 94, is often overlooked by history, despite having presided over the last truly bipartisan “grand bargain” and the end of the Cold War. But if there’s one context in …
WhatsApp faces misinformation problem in Nigeria, reports say by Oscar Gutiérrez/CNET
Fake news on the platform comes ahead of general elections early next year. Fake news is being spread on WhatsApp in some of Africa's most populous countries, according to two new reports, raising concerns over coming elections in Nigeria. Photoshopped images and false claims about politicians have been circulating on the Facebook-owned messaging service in …
“The spirit of error” in Nigerian politics by Reuben Abati
About this period, four years ago to be precise I had gone to visit a notable politician and a member of the Peoples Democratic Party. Politics was very much in the air then as is the case now, and my host was neck-deep in it all. He was a major grassroots politician and a man …
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