In Montclair, N.J., a white woman has been dubbed “Permit Karen” after she confronted her Black neighbors to question them about whether they had a permit to build a patio on their own property. This, of course, caused a heated argument between the Black husband and wife and the white woman who apparently suffers from the common Caucasian condition of being allergic to minding her own business. At some point during the argument, the white woman accuses the Black man of pushing her and she calls the police. That’s where the video starts.

Source: Montclair Woman Gets Into Dispute With Neighbors Over Patio

Source: Egyptian archaeologists discover sphinx in Temple of Kom Ombo

In 1967, against a backdrop of massive civil unrest, Dr. Martin Luther King wrote Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? and called for the immediate abolition of poverty. In the richest nation in the world, King saw no justification for the evil of rampant poverty and chastised the government’s efforts against the ill as “piecemeal and pygmy.”

Housing efforts were subject to the whims of the legislature, educational reforms were sluggish, and family assistance programs were neglected; all failed to reach the most profound needs of the poor. King’s economic dream was the most direct – a guaranteed income for all Americans. This week, more than 50 years later and against a similar backdrop of racial and economic unrest, we mayors are bringing that dream to life.

Source: Why It’s Time to Adopt MLK JR.’s Idea of Guaranteed Income | Time

The attorney general of Kentucky says he won’t be swayed by celebrities including Beyoncé in deciding whether to bring charges against three white cops in the March killing of a black female EMT during a home raid.

Source: AG says he won’t be swayed by celebs in Breonna Taylor killing

Hair has played an important role in the history of ancient African lifeforms. Their family, social class, beliefs, tribe, and marital status symbolized their context. Various tribes used hair as early as the 15th century to show one’s social hierarchy. Royal members wore elaborate hairstyles symbolizing their prestige.

Source: African women’s hairstyles played significant role in the Ancient Africa | The African History

In Brazil, the death of a poor black child in the care of rich white woman brings a racial reckoning

Source: Brazilian black lives matter anti-racism protests for Miguel Otavio Santana – The Washington Post

Source: The Splendor of Gender Non-Conformity In Africa – Shanna Collins – Medium

There have been coronavirus mistakes and misjudgments, and deaths, and each one is a tragedy. And no one knows the course the pandemic may take next – the continent, like the rest of the world, isn’t out of the woods yet. But what has also happened is that many African nations, realising early on that large-scale, expensive testing and hospitalisation was not an option for the populations, had no choice but to take a more creative approach.

Source: Why are Africa’s coronavirus successes being overlooked? | Afua Hirsch | Opinion | The Guardian

Since 1961, France has had national reserves of 14 African countries, namely; Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. Each African country’s central bank is obligated to keep at least 65% of its foreign reserves in an “account of operations” French Treasury, and another 20% to cover financial commitments.

Source: France Collects Over $500 Billion From Former African Colonies Yearly As Colonial Tax [Outrageous] | Liberty Writers Africa