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Nigerian Tribal King Takes Shell Oil To Court (Video)

Lawsuit for millions and millions of dollars. Think that even makes an oil conglomerate blink? Hardly! Real question is… Where is the humanity?! If you got it for the clean-up, when the courts force you, why not spend the money PROTECTING the people?

(Wait. Don’t answer. I think I already know. Sickening…)

A Nigerian tribal king has taken oil giant Shell to court in London. Here’s why.
– Al Jazeera English

Long Live The Chief! Watch him work. Shame on you Shell! Immeasurable amounts of oil spilled. Land made wasteland. Militarization and the killing of Ken Saro-Wiwa. On you (and the Nigerian government)!

@ojones1

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Otis Johnson Tells Al-Jazeera How He’s Adjusting To Modern Life After 44 Years In Prison (Video)



It’s nice… It looks funny…

Okay, so the quote above is VERY doctored. But they are the words of Otis Johnson, released from prison after 44 Years served on attempted murder of a cop. Check out this Al-Jazeera English video on Johnson’s adjustment to modern life.

Otis Johnson went to jail at the age of 25. When he got out at 69, he rejoined a world that was starkly different from the one he remembered. This is his story.

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Akon Talks To Al Jazeera About His Art, Philanthropy And Impact On The World (Video)

Senegalese-American recording artist Akon comes onto Talk To Al Jazeera about U.S. race relations, “rebranding” Africa, and his music. Some poignant moments with punch in this interview, but it all comes from the right place. Perspectives from an African living in the U.S., who has drawn a conclusion that native born Americans of African descent have reached time and time again: “America was never built for Black people.”

Watch.

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