Many Africans in the United States are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea after plans by President Donald Trump to repeal the 2012 Obama administration’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA allowed nearly 700,000 individuals, who entered the country as minors and stayed illegally, to receive a renewable two-year period of deferredContinue reading “[Exclusive Interview] Ivorian ‘Black Panther’ actor leading fight for undocumented immigrants in the U.S.”
Author Archives: Ismail Akwei
It will take 217 years to close the pay gap between women and men: report
Several women have raised their voices in recent times against inequality and discrimination at the workplace. Calls have been made by activists for corporations to make salaries public in order to eliminate the gender pay gap. It will take 217 years to close the pay gap and employment gap between women and men, according toContinue reading “It will take 217 years to close the pay gap between women and men: report”
Uganda’s president falls in love with two things in a week: execution and Trump
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has raised eyebrows this week with his startling affinity for arguably the most unpopular man in America, and then capital punishment. He told legislators in the capital Kampala on Tuesday that he loves U.S. President Donald Trump for being frank about Africa. This follows an outcry over Trump’s reported statement callingContinue reading “Uganda’s president falls in love with two things in a week: execution and Trump”
7 shocking facts that prove gross inequality between the rich and poor
Oxfam released a report on Monday from its Reward Work, Not Wealth survey that outlined how the wealthy are accumulating wealth while the poor are struggling to survive. The report noted that the 3.7 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world saw no increase in their wealth in the past year while 82% ofContinue reading “7 shocking facts that prove gross inequality between the rich and poor”
FYI: 82% of 2017’s wealth went to the richest 1%, the poor 50% got nothing
The aphorism “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer” was evident in Oxfam’s new report released on Monday that says the 3.7 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world saw no increase in their wealth in the past year. The report titled Reward Work, Not Wealth revealed that 82% of the wealth generatedContinue reading “FYI: 82% of 2017’s wealth went to the richest 1%, the poor 50% got nothing”
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