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FILED - The American-born dancer Josephine Baker in 1954. Photo: dpa Photo: dpa.

World

FREEDOM FIGHTER

Josephine Baker to be inducted into Paris Pantheon as 1st black woman

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/30/21

Baker was a French national heroine

24 August 2020, US, Kenosha: Police officers guard the Kenosha County Court House, after a demonstration following the shooting of Jacob Blake, an African-American man, by a white police officer the day before. Photo: Mark Hertzberg/dpa.

World

US - JACOB BLAKE

Black mother pleas for 'healing,' amid riots after son shot by police

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/26/20

The attorney said the shooting occurred at a birthday party for Jacob Blake's 8-year-old son.

31 July 2019, US, Detroit: US Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden (L) and California Senator Kamala Harris attend a Democratic debate. Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has selected California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate for the US presidential election in November. Photo: Brian Cahn/dpa.

World

US

Harris to be Democrats' first black woman vice presidential nominee

The Nomad Today 8/12/20

President Donald Trump immediately tweeted a video attacking Harris for being too left-leaning, highlighting her call for healthcare reform.

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Finland

OMBUDSMAN'S REPORT

Majority of black people experience racism in Finland

The Nomad Today 6/9/20

60% of respondents who have worked or applied for a job said they have experienced discrimination by employers, colleagues, and customers in both the private and public sectors

Thousands of demonstrators gather near the Minneapolis Police third precinct during the third day of demonstrations in response to the death of African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi

World

Racially charged violence rages for third night in Minneapolis

The Nomad Today 5/29/20

Protesters vented rage over the death of an unarmed black man after a white police officer knelt on his neck as he lay on the ground following arrest.

Josephine Baker to be inducted into Paris Pantheon as 1st black woman

Black mother pleas for 'healing,' amid riots after son shot by police

Harris to be Democrats' first black woman vice presidential nominee

Majority of black people experience racism in Finland

Racially charged violence rages for third night in Minneapolis

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