Stabroek News – February 10, 2013 – In In the Rainforest
The Giant River Otter, ‘Water Dog’ or ‘River Wolf’ (Pteronura brasiliensis) is the most endangered mammal in the neo tropics as they were once hunted for their fur.
Today they are protected and it is illegal to trap them for the pet trade or for their pelt. They are found across north-central South America and they can be commonly seen in the rivers and lakes in Iwokrama and the North Rupununi; Diane McTurk is world renowned for her work rehabilitating Giant River Otters at Karanambu in Guyana. Continue reading →
“Justice for Trayvon” protests are planned in more than 100 cities this weekend as activists seek federal charges against George Zimmerman and the repeal of “Stand Your Ground” laws in Florida and dozens of other states. We speak with Michelle Alexander, a law professor at Ohio State University and author of the best-selling book, “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness.” Continue reading →
As the world marks the 95th birthday of Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president and a beloved symbol of the country’s struggle to end apartheid, longtime South African activist Trevor Ngwane takes Democracy Now! on a tour of the township of Soweto. Speaking outside of Mandela’s former home, Ngwane recalls when the ANC leader was first captured, leading to a 27-year imprisonment before his release in 1990. Ngwane was active in the struggle against apartheid that culminated in Mandela’s 1994 election and today remains a leading South African voice for human rights.
This song says a lot for the people of S. Africa who have been exploited and oppressed by the British. People say that racism doesn’t happen much anymore and that if the British weren’t in Africa when they were, well, then the Africans would have been killing each other off even more. Whatever the case may be, there are still major issues to be dealt with in S. Africa that the British have walked away from and continue to ignore. Continue reading →
Deputy Commissioner of Police and Crime Chief Seelall Persaud has disclosed that surveillance footage gathered by the CCTV cameras set up around the city as part of crime fighting efforts are not kept by the Police, but rather some other security organization operating out of the Office of the President. Seelall could not name that […]
A young black man in Los Angeles wrote one of the most viral of responses to the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. Alex Fraser said his “open letter,” which he shared on Facebook, was just something he had to do.
Now, that letter has garnered national attention.
Steve Harvey read it on his radio show, saying it’s “one of the most compelling” things he’s seen.
