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Italy's 1st black minister, Cécile Kyenge: "I had bananas thrown at me but I'm here to stay" theguardian.com/world/2013/s… #BlackWomenDidThat

Italy's first black minister: I had bananas thrown at me but I'm here to stay

Cécile Kyenge has faced racist insults and threats, but insists she will not be deterred from her plans for integrating immigrants

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Let us not return to what was normal, but reach toward what is next.
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The extent to which some ultra nationalists go to revise history is mind boggling. It’s done on a broad daylight with no shame!🙄 On one hand, you blame present day fascism, but don’t you know ultranationalism is actually a key foundation of fascism?
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You rationalize ideas of superiority while amplifying one-side mythicized narratives. You label an entire group of people as fascists using a few bigoted individuals as justification yet you’re trapped in hypocrisy webs. How in the world did you came this to be full of hate? 🧐🧐
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የሰሞኑ campaign ደሞ feels like ውሽት ሲደጋገም እውነት ይመስላልን ያስንቃል እኔ ምለው ግን ምንድንነው ይሄ የፉክክር አባዜ ... ምነው innovation ጠፋ🙄 እኔ ካልነገስኩ ሌላው ሰርዶ አይብቀል አይነት ጨዋታው ...ኧረ ትእቢት ቀንሱ የትም አያደርስም::
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Ah love this. Thank you!
Integrity Coaching@Vivgrant20 Dec 2021
Love this! This is what great listeners do.... #ukedchat #sltchat #womened #bameed
.@daddyhope Admire your moderation & the space you created. This is the type of questions ppl should interrogate: 1) To what extent is the tplf/the GoE/foreign powers responsible for the current war? What is the way out? 2) Why is one group’s pain worth more than the other group?
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Part of the problem is that most groups are not seeing eye to eye with others about the pain and trauma that others are experiencing. That’s perpetuating tribalism and extremism. Without genuine dialogue and recognition of historical and current pain, how can we move forward?
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There’s hope with the silent majority be it Tigrayans, Amharas, Oromos and more who has courage to speak up against their base (ethnic or political affiliation) and stand for the truth—not when it’s convenient but the truth bc it is the truth.
Probably the best organized list of biases I’ve seen so far
Elon Musk
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Should be taught to all at a young age
እኔ ምለው ግን ማነው ኢቲቪን የሚያስተዳድረው? በስሚሽ low after low እንደው ጊዜው ቢረፍድም ከልብ ካለቀሱ there’s a way.
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Looks like @nytimes is recycling the same tactics. It’s 2021 & yet your correspondents are multiplying propaganda using similar stories and ‘sources’ instead of 1) conducting investigative research, 2) checking their privileges, 3) working with experts on the ground.
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ዜናውም በፕሮፓጋንዳ ተጥለቅልቆ ከሁሉ አቅጣጫ ቢያሰለችም: ለምስኪኑ ህዝብ ሲባል እንኳ: ሳይማር ሌላውን አስተምሮ: መሬት አርሶ ህዝብ ደግፎ ለሚኖረው ምስኪኑ ኢትዮጵያዊ: አንድ ቀን ያልፍልኛል እያለ በፀሎት ለሚኖረው: ከዚ ቅዠት ቢያላቅቀው ምን አለ?
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ፖለቲከኞች እና ካድሬዎች ይመጣሉ ይሄዳሉ:: ግን ግን ያንዱ ህይወት ከሌላው እንደሚበልጥ የምትደሰኮሩ ልቦናውን ይስጣቹህ:: ጦርነቱ አለቀም: መልኩንም ቀይረ: እንትናም ተደመሰሰ ተቀለበሰ: ያለ ህዝባዊ ሀላፊነትና አብሮነት ችግሮቻችን ሊፈቱ አይችሉም::
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If you’ve been running a campaign against people who are “pro-war”—as if a blank statement wins argument anyway—the least you can do is stop cheering for internal/external conflicts. Can you truly say you’re tweeting for justice if you’re acting worse than your ‘enemy’? #Ethiopia
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Evidence shows social media is feeding strong partisanship in many countries. We consume it. We feed on it. We give attention to what we like to hear and make conclusions collectively. And sadly moderation and a balanced approach to ideas and discourse seem to be fading away.
Tweeting this is not enough to share how I’ve been mourning the loss of lives day in & out for the past months. Nothing can be compared to those who lost their loved ones before their time. Before they said goodbye. Healing is required but that’s not easy thing to do for many.
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But at least I can do these: 1) Put myself in other people’s shoes to understand pain, fear, & trauma. Acknowledge it + expect potential outcomes shaped by those factors. 2) Verify, investigate, again verify & question each source of content I consume. Just scratches the surface.
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Western journalists & media outlets don’t give a damn about peace or prosperity in Africa. It only becomes a selling story when China/others are involved or conflict. What’s pity is seeing Africans tagging them to uncover a ‘truth’. The system isn’t broken. It was built this way.
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The hypocrisy The finger-pointing The ignorance The sloppy ‘analysis’ The double standard The intentional confusion The radical rhetoric The calculated misinformation...sigh But most of all, the collective pain, fear, and trauma are not allowing us to see eye to eye. #Ethiopia
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It’s really good to ask what’s my added-value when I make this statement or tweet or post this. It doesn’t take too much but it’s a good practice.
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