Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of several US cities to protest against the election of Donald Trump. Many shouted the slogan “Not my president”. Others burned orange-haired effigies of the businessman. Mr Trump will become the 45th US president after securing a surprise victory over Hillary Clinton. He is due to meet … Read more
US President Barack Obama is set to meet his successor Donald Trump in the Oval Office for talks aimed at ensuring a smooth transition of power. Mr Trump will become the 45th US president after securing a surprise victory over Hillary Clinton. Mr Obama mounted a fierce campaign to prevent Mr Trump from winning the … Read more
Irrespective of who wins on November 8 it will not resolve the mounting issues of race and class. This year’s presidential contest have been marked by an escalation in social tensions involving both national and class issues. These divisions within the United States are manifested in the polling data which have revealed a sharply split … Read more
Hate speech seeps into U. S. mainstream amid bitter campaign The lettering is crude, scrawled in black spray paint on the sidewalk in front of Karen Peters’ neatly kept home in the quiet, working class neighborhood where she’s lived most of her life. But the contempt is clear. “KKK Bitch.” The racially charged graffiti appeared … Read more
How hip-hop turned on Trump and settled for Clinton in 2016 When it comes to the hip-hop vote in 2016, Newton’s law of energy seems to apply: A campaign at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force. The unbalanced force in this case, is Donald Trump, whose name for years … Read more
If the tone of retorts, actions and threats of further actions from all the major actors in the nerve-stretching movie-thriller called The Syrian Crisis 2016; and the sick joke of a choice being nakedly played out before our eyes, to elect the person to act as the world’s most powerful politician; if these are anything … Read more
Rap superstar Eminem has released a new politically-charged single called “Campaign Speech”, featuring a loaded lyrical attack on Donald Trump. The top-selling rap artist on Wednesday launched the eight-minute track – his first single in four years. The track targets the Republican presidential nominee – and also mentions fatally shot teenager Trayvon Martin. “Consider me … Read more
Movie director and editor Samuel Owusu Asare popularly called T-P Klan has accused many Kumawood actors of taking cars and cash from the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC). T-P Klan on OB TV days ago lashed Isaac Rockson, former PRO for Agya Koo for alleging that Mr. Samuel Nyamekye, CEO of Miracle Films has planned … Read more
A section of Kumawood stars have rained insults on OB TV presenter, Samuel Owusu Asare popularly called T-P Klan who accused them of receiving cars from the ruling government. Zionfelix.net reported that the movie director and editor has named Bill Asamoah, Martha Joyce Arthur, Tracey Boakye, Gloria Kani, Christiana Awuni, Wayoosi, Asare Bediako, Michael Kwaku … Read more
Franklin Cudjoe is founding President and CEO of IMANI Center for Policy By Dade Afre Akufu On Saturday September 17, 2016, a dear friend M. Kwadwo Nyamba came to the defense of the “good” work of IMANI Africa, a political think tank, in Ghana. Why? The “think tank” had come under heavy criticism after it … Read more
U. S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump could feel some pain from a new line of political ads from his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton’s team depicting him as a racist, at a time when he is trying to catch up in the polls. Clinton’s campaign this week put out a new TV advertisement claiming that … Read more