Democratic Republic Of Congo
Euroviews. DRC's racist election law threatens to push the country over the brink
If the legislation barring anyone without two Congolese parents from seeking the presidency existed in Europe, it would make a number of the continent's leaders unelectable, Duggan Flanakin writes.
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US singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte dies aged 96
Harry Belafonte, who stormed the pop charts and smashed racial barriers in the 1950s with his highly personal brand of folk music, and who went on to become a major force in the civil rights movement, died on Tuesday at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He was 96.
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The film you need to watch before the upcoming James Baldwin biopic
A James Baldwin biopic has been announced - but who was the author / activist?
Here's a film recommendation that is a must-watch to begin to appreciate the timeless resonance of one of the 20th century’s greatest minds.
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Are the edits to Agatha Christie's novels historical revisionism?
The British writer's classic work has been rewritten to avoid "offending" contemporary readers, with the adventures of Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot to be rewritten and edited by Harper Collins to remove any language that might be seen as offensive.
