thesmithian-blog reblogged
1 ghanian, 1 zambian, 1 zimbabwe/zambia, 1 rwandan, 1 ugandan, 1 jamaican, 1 brazilian, 1 white. #prom2k14 (these are my friends, not me)
[look of the hour]
Uganda's parliament on Tuesday passed a contentious bill that critics say will make it impossible to stage street protests against the country's long-serving president, following months of confrontation between the authorities and activists...
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Kato and his tiny band of fellow activists lived with hatred and violence day in, day out. The film is structured around their legal fight against a Ugandan anti-homosexuality bill that called for the death penalty for HIV-positive gays—and prison for anyone, regardless of sexual orientation, who failed to turn in anyone known to be L,G,B or T.
not the first time we've posted about this.
thesmithian-blog reblogged
[meaningful glance]
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art: by joramjojo
“Phiona Mutesi is the ultimate underdog...To be African is to be an underdog in the world. To be Ugandan is to be an underdog in Africa. To be from Katwe is to be an underdog in Uganda. To be a girl is to be an underdog in Katwe.”
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...the story of the fight for access to life-saving medicines in the global south. The journey begins in South Africa and Uganda, countries arguably hardest hit in the early waves of the pandemic. The search for answers continues to the back rooms of Washington DC...
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Next month, Henry Odong will coach the first African team to play in the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pa. The team hopes to rewrite a story that ended in heartbreak last year when another Uganda squad was denied entry to the United States because of visa and birth certificate issues. This year’s team has been cleared by the State Department to travel...
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Kimi Takesue’s “Where Are You Taking Me?” is a cinematic trip to Uganda that explores both the viewed and the viewer.
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Many African countries initially ignored the AIDS crisis, but some nations—like Uganda and Zimbabwe—were successful in providing public health information and slowing the spread of the disease...international AIDS groups didn't follow Uganda's model—and overlooked some relatively simple and inexpensive approaches proven to stem the spread of HIV.
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Nearly one-third of those abducted have been children, many of whom are being forced to serve as soldiers or are being used for sex by the group’s fighters.
"My mother and uncle and cousins have stories about their Uganda, but part of the reason I’m excited for this journey is that now I get the chance to have my own experience. To see the country through my eyes. As the summary of my trip suggests, I plan to spend time talking with the faithful. But I will be going to the pork joints and the night clubs, too. I believe a man can love the Lord and still enjoy a cold bottle of Heineken."
author Victor LaValle
also re Uganda.