The suffering still continues. Now that i know it is not a civil matter anymore, it is a human matter. Alton is no longer here, but his voice will still be heard through us. We love alton and we do not want this to end. Remember his name. Family ofis the alton sterling who was killed by police in 2016, calling for louisianas states attorney general to bring criminal killersagainst his after the Trump Justice Department declined to bring federal charges against them. We will also go to france where voters head to the polls sunday to pick between former investment banker Emmanuel Macron and farright politician Marine Le Pen. And him repress or Carol Anderson and emory professor Carol Anderson. Part of what happens when africanamericans advance, when they gain access to the citizenship rights, you see a out of policies emanate congress, out of the white house to knock back those advancements. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace
80,000 fans as france played germany. People crowded the field after the game and french president Francois Hollande was at the game, but he was safely evacuated. As many as six simultaneous attacks were carried out on entertainment sites in North Central paris about 8 00 p. M. Paris time on a busy friday night. A state of emergency has been declared. The countrys borders have been closed. President obama called the attack tonight an atoo attack on humanity. Cbs correspondent elaine cobb is in paris for us tonight. Elaine. Scott, cbs news learned from Police Sources a third suspect was killed as french s. W. A. T. Teams ended the hostage taking at the bataclan concert hall. A concert was underway when the gunmen burst in and took hostages. 100 people, as you said, also dead. French president Francois Hollande is at the concert hall and he has promised to fight those responsible. He says france will be ruthless. 1500 military have been deployed across the city and sources tell us that s
Hello again and thanks so much for joining me. Im fredricka whitfield. So we begin with breaking news in the paris terror attacks. An investigation and growing concerns across europe. One suspect has been arrested in belgium with suspected ties the to isis. And right now there is a serious and possible imminent threat for attacks in multiple locations in brussels. Belgium is raising the terror alert there to the highest level. Belgiums Prime Minister is closing the capitals city metro for the weekend and is warning people to avoid large crowds. The manhunt is still underway there for leading paris suspect, salah abdeslam, who was last seen driving towards the belgium border. Meantime, officials have arrested three new suspects in turkey, with suspected ties to isis. One of them, accused of scouting the paris venues, targeted by gunmen and suicide bombers. Lets go to cnn correspondent, drew griffin, who is live for us in brussels. So what more are you hearing about this serious and poss
[ speaking french ] if we heard correctly, those were three explosions. That is where the french president was among thousands of spectators at a football march between france and germany. At least four people died outside the stadium. You were watching the game whether it happened. I was, yes. We actually didnt hear it over the air, but the announcer did talk about the fact that there were explosions that were heard. He understood this the president of france was being escorted out. He mentioned that it was awkward for him to be broadcasting live a football match during a time of uncertainty. Right. Parisians are being asked to stay indoors, although some are determined not to let terror win and opened their markets. French president Francois Hollande said his country will be ruthless in its response to the horrific attacks and praised first responders. Translator ive spoken to the Prime Minister and the elected members, the mayor of paris, in order to measure this tragedy, this abomi
On Thursday September 21, 2023, which marked the birthday of Ghana’s First President Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the Nkrumah Mandela Leadership Conference under the auspices of the Kwame Nkrumah Centre for Ideology, Governance and Leadership, held a session on the theme, “Osagyefo & The Madiba: Global Africa in Search of Transformational Leadership in the 21st […]