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NEWS, HISTORY, POLITICS AND ACTIVISM FROM THE AFRICAN DIASPORA!
By: Leon Kwasi Kuntuo-Asare
At the Mecca Summit, which was held in Mecca Saudi Arabia, heads of state and other political officials from various Arab and North African countries collectively condemned the United States’ decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, since both the Palestinians and Israelis claim Jerusalem as their rightful capital.
To many world leaders, including leaders from the Muslim nations at the summit, Donald Trump and therefore the United State’s recognition as Jerusalem as being the rightful capital of Israel makes the United States lose its credibility as a neutral mediator.
According to Aljazeera:
Saudi King Mohammed bin Salman told leaders of the IOC countries gathered at the summit: “The Palestinian cause is the cornerstone of the works of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and is the focus of our attention until the brotherly Palestinian people get all their legitimate rights.
“We reaffirm our unequivocal rejection of any measures that would prejudice the historical and legal status of Quds [Jerusalem].”
In a final statement this was said:
“The Palestinian people have the right to achieve their inalienable national rights, including their right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian State,”
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By: Leon Kwasi Kuntuo-Asare
During War War 2, the Women’s Army Corps 6888 Central Postal Directory Battalion made military history when over 800 Black women had the unenviable task of sorting through millions of letters and packages for millions of American soldiers fighting against the Nazis.
According to the U.S. Army Center of Military History: the women tackled the parcels in England in February 1945. They later sailed to France where they continued sorting through the piles of mail.
This past Memorial Day, the unit was finally given it’s long overdue respect, when it and its surviving members were honored in a Memorial Day parade in Washington, D.C., this past Monday.
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A tonne of ivory worth around β¬4.5 million ($5.1 million), was crushed in Rome on Thursday, to mark World Wildlife Day as Italian authorities stamp down on illegal ivory trafficking.
The event was organised by the U.S. organisation Elephant Action League in conjunction with the Italian Ministry of Environment and the Italian Forest Police. According to the organisation, the main mission of the event was “to give a strong signal to the world: Italy will not tolerate ivory trafficking” as well as “illegal trade of ivory and other wildlife products such as rhino horn and timber.”
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