Video shows VA Deputies Pile on top of Irvo Otieno Before His Death🎥
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🏛️ Politics
Video shows VA Deputies Pile on top of Irvo Otieno Before His Death
[Irvo] Otieno, of Henrico, Va., is the latest Black man to die at the hands of law enforcement in an incident that was caught on camera, sparking community outrage and calls for accountability. Otieno’s family has said his death bears a resemblance to the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers in 2020, which sparked demonstrations across the country. It also follows the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died after being pulled over and beaten by police during a traffic stop in Memphis earlier this year. That incident, too, was caught on camera. (read more The Washington Post)
💰Wealth
California anti-bias law criticised for hurting minority students.
Bill 1887 was passed in the California assembly in 2017 to outlaw official travel to states it considers discriminatory based on sexual orientation or gender identity. It has been extended regularly and now applies to 23 states. However, employees in California’s 116 community or junior colleges — which offer low-cost two-year training that can be transferred and count towards undergraduate degrees — say the ban forbids the use of state funds for campus tours essential to motivating students to apply. (read more at The Financial TImes)
🌍 World
Ugandan Parliament Passes Bill to Jail Gay People
Under the proposed legislation, friends, family and members of the community would have a duty to report individuals in same-sex relationships to the authorities. Homosexual acts are already illegal in the east African country. (read more at BBC News)
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