PEN America to Monitor Trial of Unjustly Incarcerated Cameroonian Rapper
PEN America has called his persecution an “inexcusable violation of artistic freedom of expression,” and says the charges must be dropped immediately. More
Cameroonian Rapper and Activist to Appear Before Court, Could Face Death Penalty
"This is clearly a targeted attempt to silence an internationally known and beloved rapper who strives, both through his music and his activism, to critique the government and inspire… More
DARE: U.S. News Outlets Block European Readers Over New Privacy Rules
American news outlets block access to their websites from Europe rather than comply with strict new European data privacy laws. Privacy concerns arise over voice-activated "assistants" in the home… More
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On #BreonnaTaylor's birthday, we want to highlight @chariscircle's #SayHerName reading list with books on police brutality against Black women, the school to prison-pipeline & Black girls, and the role of women & non-binary folks in the #BLM movement: https://bit.ly/3ePO3bb.
"Every resistance movement comes from an idea or ideology about how people have either reimagined their lives or learned about ways to no longer succumb to the injustices they are facing." We talked to @ishmaelhbeah about truth, fiction, writing & more: https://bit.ly/2Z0PcHY.