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George Floyd

On February 24, 2022 three former officers, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, were found guilty of federal crimes, in the murder of George Floyd. They were charged with depriving George Floyd of his civil rights while acting under government authority. The verdict has reinforced the fact that the fight for justice and against institutional racism in America continues to make progress and that also "Black Lives Matter." (See here: Minneapolis - USA Protests in Images: Demand for Justice for George Floyd)". Meanwhile, on February 25, 2022 US President Joe Biden nominated Ms Ketanji Brown Jackson to be the first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court Justice. The nomination is viewed as another step forward in seeking racial justice and equality.

Andre Dickens, Mayor Atlanta Nov 30, 2021

In 2022, like in 2020, Georgia is expected to play a major role in US politics. In 2020, Georgia played a major role in electing Joe Biden as the US President, and for Democrats control of the US Senate by electing 2 democratic candidates who won in the two runoff elections. AfroAmerica Network Black Woman of 2018, Stacey Yvonne Abrams, through Fair Fight Action, played a major role. Now, it is her turn to add to the history.  Stacey Abrams, a voting rights activist,  has announced her candidacy for the Governor of Georgia. Meanwhile, a new upcoming Black leader won a key election: Andre Dickens has been elected the new mayor of Atlanta Georgia.

Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s son, Ivan Cyomoro Kagame at a party

Kagame’s son, Ivan C. Kagame, 31-years-old, has been linked to mansions worth almost $9 million, in Scarsdale, New York and Beverly Hills, CA. News and reports have been reporting on the wealth of one of the African dictators, Paul Kagame and the extravagant life and acquisitions of properties by him and his family members and close aides around the World, especially in the United States. In 2018, there were reports, that Paul Kagame’s son, Ivan C. Kagame, then 27 years-old, had bought a mansion in a New York’s upper-class neighborhood of Scarsdale for $2 millions dollars.
Now, according to a new report by the US magazine Dirt the Rwandan President’s son just moved into a lavish Beverly Hills home worth $6.9 million (see here Dirt: Rwandan President’s Son Moves Into Lavish Beverly Hills Home).