I have been watching with a mix of shock and dismay as racism in America bubbles to the surface after the Ferguson, Missouri incident with highly publicized extra judicial killings of black people by police and vigilantes that culminated in huge protests nationwide. Many people in Africa can relate deeply to the issues raised and…
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Take A Beating Like A Man.
Rodney King, an African American, a famous victim of police brutality in the US was found drowned in his pool. Mr. King was thrust into the limelight for all the wrong reasons. It was the year 1991 in Los Angeles, when a passing motorist captured explosive footage of LAPD officers, beating the hell out of…