A Rock And A Hard Place

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A Rock And A Hard Place

In this year's presidential election, the immigration issues, and the horrific treatment of migrants will be central. Our collective psyche indelibly scarred by the horrific images of migrant children in cages, family separation, and the intolerable conditions at the southern border. Caught in this transnational vortex are many African migrants whose plight has been largely ignored by the mainstream media.

By Angela Brooks

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UK-Africa Investment Summit

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UK-Africa Investment Summit

The British Prime Minister, in his opening address, called for an increased renewed partnership between the UK and Africa. He referred to Africa as a booming continent with staggering levels of growth. Prime Minister Johnson said, “look around the world today, and you will swiftly see that the UK is not only the obvious partner of choice, we’re also very much the partner of today, of tomorrow, and decades to come.”

By Sylvester Samba

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The Ghosts of Paradise

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The Ghosts of Paradise

Homelessness is a national epidemic, a national shame, and a perfect metaphor for our throwaway society. Affluent enclaves not excluded from the issue as suburbia, beaches, parks, and commercial hubs fall prey to the problem. They linger in every space encampments, and we slide past them uncomfortable in our shallow existence.

By Angela Brooks

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Immigration

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Immigration

On 12th August 2018, J Reynold Weeks joined five other members (Joanne Van Hook, Addie Stokes, Bobby Fromer, Melinda Hunter, and Becky Sivalingam) of the Lancaster United Methodist Church of Southern California (USA) in a visit to Christ Ministries Center in San Diego California run by Rev. Dr. Bill Jenkins a 2016 Amnesty International’s Digna Ochoa Human Rights Defender Award recipient.

By J Reynold Weeks

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