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PROTEST IN AFRICA FOR DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD? I have read a few reports about protests in African for death of George Floyd and that are from certain African countries and officials, but it does seem that there are no widespread protest coming from that realm. For this reason I have contemplated. But as of now, I have not formed an opinion. I've seen a report of a South African woman's emotional response upon hearing a tape recording of George Floyd pleading before he died. I have seen that there are protest outside the embassy in Kenya. I have seen protest in Tunisia. I have seen a report about a few West Africans who protested nearby U.S. Embassies in their countries. And, I seen a report of a few protest in Israel about George FLoyd and a recent death of an Ethiopian-Israelite man in Israel. But again, the protest are nothing compared to the outcry in many other parts of the world. One thing seems obvious though, we are living in some strange times. Today, it has been reported that the bail has been raised for the police officer that killed George Floyd to a million dollars, but that worries me, even still. At any rate, I am very happy to read about the outcry for justice over this weekend across the world. People take part in a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Copenhagen, Denmark, on June 7, in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. Players of Bremen and Wolfsburg take a knee in solidarity with protests across the USA over the death of George Floyd in Bremen, Germany, on June 7. People take part in an action in Rome's Piazza del Popolo square, in Italy on June 7, in solidarity with protests raging across the United States over the death of George Floyd. Demonstrators walk past a memorial outside the Hall of Justice decorated with flowers in what organizers describe as a tribute to victims of the Los Angeles County jail system, on June 6. The demonstrations are sparked by the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police. Demonstrators hold signs as they walk during a protest, in Washington, D.C., on June 6. People attend a demonstration in Tokyo, Japan, against racism and police violence in echo to the killing of a black man, George Floyd in the US, on June 6. Alexanderplatz seen fully crowded with people holding banners and placards as they stand in silence for eight minutes and 46 seconds in tribute to George Floyd during a protest against racism and police brutality on June 6, in Berlin, Germany. Eight minutes and 46 seconds is the amount of time Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin held his knee on the neck of Floyd, an African-American, before Floyd's death. Protesters hold placards and raise their fists as they gather at a Black Lives Matter rally in Tunis, Tunisia, on June 6. Demonstrators wearing face masks kneel during a protest in front of the Trump Towers in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 5. Activists gather to mourn the death of George Floyd and show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement near the U.S. embassy on June 5, in Seoul, South Korea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_George_Floyd_protests_outside_the_United_States

LeBron James questions whether long lines in Georgia primaries are result of systemic racism LeBron James has not only become disgusted with the disturbing trend of law-enforcement officials killing unarmed black men. The Los Angeles Lakers star also pointed out how the long lines in certain neighborhoods during this week's Georgia primary elections mark yet another example of systemic racism. James was responding to a Politico reporter's tweet that election lines took hours in some Atlanta neighborhoods while there were no long waits in white, suburban areas. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2020/06/09/lakers-lebron-james-critical-long-lines-georgia-primaries/5329763002/ Now this is what I call a GREAT example of how an athelete should be politically active. Not only is the brother building schools for AfroAmerican children but he's not afraid to speak his mind in an INTELLIGENT way. He has enough intelligence and insight to realize that these long voting lines in most AfroAmerican communities are DESIGNED to discourage AfroAmericans from voting.