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The Black Lives Matter movement is primarily about social justice, but it will tackle environmental injustices too, says Graham Lawton Humans | Comment 24 June 2020 By Graham Lawton Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images I WANTED to join the recent Black Lives Matter protests in London, but I also didn’t want to be in close…

Hip hop artist Pitch Black Afro was sentenced for his wife's death. Gallo Images / Sowetan / Veli Nhlapo Thulani Ngcobo, known as Pitch Black Afro, will serve an effective five years in jail after being found guilty of culpable homicide.Ngcobo was initially charged with murder which was later changed to culpable homicide after the…

Thulani Ngcobo, also known as Pitch Black Afro. Rapper Pitch Black Afro has reportedly been found guilty of culpable homicide for the murder of his wife.The rapper's trial started last year in March when he was in custody on charges of premeditated murder and defeating the ends of justice.He previously admitted to the court he…

Black Lives Matter Solidarity SA held a vigil at Constitutional Hill on Sunday.The group's message was that black trauma is borderless.BLM Solidarity SA stands with the movement in the USA, while also recognising the injustices at home.Black Lives Matter (BLM) Solidarity SA took to Constitutional Hill on Sunday to hold a drop-by vigil against the…

Demonstrators on the Römerberg in Frankfurt, Germany, show their solidarity with the anti-racism protests in the US. Boris Roessler/picture alliance via Getty Images Post a blackout image, hashtag to your heart’s content, just don’t forget to give some of that same empathy, support, and attention to your own backyard first, writes Charlene Naidoo. By now…