Daily Archives: November 14, 2021

2021-11-14: News Headlines

Staff (2021-11-13). National Guard put on standby for Rittenhouse verdict. rt.com Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has put 500 National Guard soldiers on standby in preparation for the upcoming verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial. | Evers announced this week that National Guard soldiers will be staging somewhere outside the city of Kenosha in the coming week, ready to be called in to assist local law enforcement dealing with potential protests stemming from the verdict in the Rittenhouse trial. | "We stand ready to support our communities during times of need," Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin's adjutant general, said in the announcement, adding that the troops being put on "active sta…

HMD's The Bridge Project (2021-11-13). Saturday 12/11: Dance on the Front Line: BLM. indybay.org Livestreamed on Zoom…

Asma Khan (2021-11-13). Does social media affect our lives? indybay.org Female African-American Hip Hop artist, Keldamuzik shared her insight on social media and how it affects lives.

Roy Landersen (2021-11-13). Sudan protests continue, fight to overturn military coup. themilitant.com Sudanese security forces fired rubber bullets and arrested scores of protesters in attacks against rallies in several cities Nov. 7, part of an ongoing wave of actions against the Oct. 25 military coup led by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. Thousands had rallied in the capital, Khartoum, and its twin city of Omdurman, as well as in Wad Madani to the south and in the northern city of Atbara. | In several cities, protesters attempted to build street barricades in response to calls for civil disobedience by the Sudanese Professionals Association. | Police fired tear gas at teachers who "were simply standing on the stre…

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