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Black Lives Matter
October 8, 2020
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#EndSARS: We are finally seeing increased participation from people with huge platforms

During the Black Lives Matter movement that broke out in America and quickly sparked off a chain of global protest and condemnation for police brutality and racism after the unjust murder of George Floyd, the world saw a glimpse of what happens when a community is fed up with oppression and ready to double down... Read More
Counter Culture Blog
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September 30, 2020
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Burna Boy vs Sowore: What are the limits to a Nigerian celebrity’s activism?

The recent virtual exchange between Afrobeats star Burna Boy and revolutionary politician Omoyele Sowore has sparked off a range of conversations. Some bordered around the extent to which celebrities who politicise their work are expected to go in pushing their campaigns and effecting their ideologies. Others speculated on the authenticity of the politics artists incorporate... Read More
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Jacob Blake
August 24, 2020
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The shooting of another Black man by the police has reignited #BlackLivesMatter

In May, the news of the death of an African-American man George Floyd incited many conversations that challenged racism and social injustices perpetrated by the police. In the wake of his death from the assault and brutality he received from the hands of four racist police officers, global attention has been geared towards anti-racism, police... Read More
Deep Dive
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June 15, 2020
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#JusticeforToyin: Death of 19-year-old activist heightens call for end to injustice

Anywhere you are in the world, if you are a black individual, you are no doubt bewildered, infuriated or depressed by the headlines on the news of late. It’s been nothing but social injustice, with black people getting the short end of the stick. While racial oppression is no new occurrence, the publicity surrounding it... Read More
Deep Dive
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June 8, 2020
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YouTuber, Jackie Aina is making a bigger name for herself and it stretches our smiles

by Onakoya Toluwanimi “It’s Jackie Jackie Jackie!” Our favourite makeup YouTuber, Jackie Aina continues to inspire us as she makes steady and lengthy strides in the industry. She, amongst other great personalities, was picked to be a part of YouTube’s innovative event titled “Dear Class of 2020” that took place on Sunday, where she addressed... Read More
The Media Blog
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Anonymous Account
June 2, 2020
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Here’s what we know about the ‘Anonymous Account’ and what they stand for

The one thing about Twitter that many of its users would agree is that, sometimes, there is a mystery that comes with it – it doesn’t of itself does that, however, it is the said users who sometimes build this mystery. On Twitter, the #Anonymous and #Anomymous has been trending for a while now, and... Read More
Deep Dive
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August 20, 2017
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“Sometimes you need protest in order to heal” – Donald Trump

In response to the protest in Boston, U.S. President Donald Trump has said the country needs such protests and will heal thereafter from the troubles. Earlier… Thousands of counter-demonstrators marched Saturday in Boston in a largely peaceful response to a self-described free speech rally that had sparked concerns of possible violence. The march and rally came one week after... Read More
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July 4, 2017
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LONG READ: Where the media and advertising meet with racism, prejudice and #BlackLivesMatter

Positives from Racial Stereotyping Racial stereotyping tends to create constructive results in conditions where the adverts are targeted to a particular demographic. Viewers habitually associate a perceptual bias toward people or characters similar to themselves. This is called an in-group. An in-group comprises of individuals that people socially recognise themselves with, for example, features like similarities... Read More
Thinking Through
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April 5, 2017
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The Thread: The Pepsi ad is not only stupid, it’s also dangerous

Pepsi put out an ad and it is has gotten backlash. Before we go on, here’s the ad. Pepsi's facing some [major] backlash across social media scene for this new ad featuring Kendal Jenner. Thoughts?https://t.co/5qzR4BpOVy — Y! Online (@YNaija) April 5, 2017 African Americans are not sitting down for this ad. It has stoked anger, disbelief... Read More
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April 5, 2017
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A mother was killed by a policeman in Onipanu, but Nigerians think Pepsi’s mockery of police brutality is okay

by Tolu Omoyeni Pepsi is the number one trending topic on Twitter today. The world, Nigerians inclusive, are reacting to a newly-released ad by the beverage company and while all our conversations seem to be wrapped around something we’ll soon all agree to be trivial, about 70 Syrians have died in a chemical attack. Back... Read More
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November 12, 2016
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Timileyin Bondefaiye: Why I hate personal politics [NEXT]

by Timileyin Bondefaiye Undoubtedly this generation has the most widespread political involvement ever since the advent of civilization. The evolution of communication technology has brought political participation to a level accessible to everyone. Social media has made it possible for everyone to be politically active, politically opinionated and by extension grant a sense of political relevance... Read More
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November 2, 2016
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I am a young black rich mother****er, I don’t feel connected to Black Lives Matter – Lil Wayne

US Rapper, Lil Wayne has said he doesn’t feel connected to the Black Lives Matter campaign which began after the incessant killing of black people in America. In a recent interview with NightLine, Lil Wayne said he doesn’t know what the movement mean. He said, “I am a young black rich mother****er. If that don’t... Read More
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October 13, 2016
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#BlackLivesMatter: All the times we should have used this hashtag in Nigeria

One of the many incidences of globalization is such that thousands in Nigeria can hold hands with African Americans suffering injustice at the hands of the American police force. After all, there was no such worldwide recognition of the same kind of evil that went down in the 1980s in and around Compton, Los Angeles and many other parts of... Read More
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July 10, 2016
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Tiwa Savage reacts to public backlash over #BlackLivesMatter support

On Saturday, July 9 2016, Tiwa Savage faced a huge backlash from her Instagram followers after she pledged support for the Black Lives matter movement in the US. A lot of people felt it was an unnecessary move while others opined the motive behind it to be the need to join the bandwagon. https://www.instagram.com/p/BHn_7dkj_-d/?taken-by=tiwasavage  ... Read More
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May 21, 2016
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George Zimmerman was reportedly paid $250,000 for the gun used to kill Trayvon Martin

It all started last week when George Zimmerman put up the gun he used in killing 17-year-old unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin for an auction. He however faced massive public backlash as people mocked the listing by placing ridiculous bids for the gun which reached $65,000,000 on UnitedGunGroup.com- the second website where he had put the... Read More
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