The Love For All Things Global

A Better World

February 16, 2016 Leave a Comment Written by sola rey

In late 2015 Onlookers at a tuition fee protest in South Africa were almost moved to tears after white students formed a human shield around black demonstrators to protect them from police.

a better world

The group of protesters were taking part in the ongoing #feesmustfall campaign at the Eastcape Midlands College when officers, who had reportedly already used force against the students, started moving in.

https://youtu.be/_oI8_Hv1zg0

That’s when white students from neighbouring Rhodes University surrounded their peers stepped in.

huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/10/22/white-students-form-human-shield-protect-black-protesters-south-african-police

https://twitter.com/BongoMuffing/status/656443302028423168/photo/1

citizen.co.za/827670/uct-protesters-call-for-white-human-shield

south africa 121

thinkprogress.org/world/2015/10/22/3715187/south-africa-students

Uncategorized

students

Similar posts

Celebs who were born abroad — Sade Source: Did You Know? 15 Celebrities Who Were Surprisingly – [...]
BRICS Summit — [...]
Ethiopian Princess Andromeda and Gree... — Aphrike in Greek means “without cold.” The word Ethiopia in Greek means “burnt complexion.” This maybe one of the oldest surviving ancient writings of an Interracial Couple. The beautiful Andromeda was the daughter of the Ethiopian king Cepheus and Queen Cassiopeia. One day, the vain Queen had bragged that her daughter Andromeda was more beautiful [...]
80,000 views in less than 3 months fo... — I love you guys! Thank you so much for visiting this site. I started this as a hobby and I secretly hoped that it will expand somehow in the near future. It was and still is a passion of mine to share interesting subject matters with the world. Content no one seems to be really [...]
Africa is the second most populated c... — With around 1.2 billion people, or estimated 15% of the world’s population, Africa is the second most populated continent in the world. There are 1250-3000 native languages. It contains 54 fully recognized sovereign states (countries) & hosts a large diversity of ethnicities, cultures and languages. Obviously this chart is not counting the African descendants out side the [...]

You wouldn’t believe it if you looked on the runway, at an ad campaign, or heck...anywhere, but people of color are buying more luxury goods than ever. Nielsen just released its consumer report on black Americans, and the market research firm's findings were, to say the very least, quite eye-opening. With black buying power expected to to reach $1.7 trillion by 2017, the report notes how increasingly important it's become for brands to market to black people. Sadly, getting companies to realize this has been a struggle. According to the report, $75 billion dollars was spent last year on television, magazine, internet, and radio advertising, yet only $2.24 billion was spent on media focused on black audiences. A puzzling figure indeed. Read More