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Earlier this year, in May, the Baltimore Orioles, in partnership with PNC Bank, unveiled a stunning new mural as part of their ongoing Birdland Murals series. This addition to the collection, which now adorns the west side of the Baltimore Convention Center, has become a prominent symbol of the project’s mission to celebrate Baltimore’s vibrant culture, rich history, and the remarkable people who…

Earlier this year, in May, the Baltimore Orioles, in partnership with PNC Bank, unveiled a stunning new mural as part of their ongoing Birdland Murals series. This addition to the collection, which now adorns the west side of the Baltimore Convention Center, has become a prominent symbol of the project’s mission to celebrate Baltimore’s vibrant culture, rich history, and the remarkable people who…

What Does Her African Background Portend? The recent nomination of Kamala Harris as the first Black woman and second Black person or woman to be nominated for President by a major U.S. political party is undoubtedly historic. Certainly, the implication for greater equality in the United States and around the world is significant and shouldn’t be dismissed. The United States, like it or not, has…

Kamala Harris, made history becoming the first ever Black woman nominated for President by a major political party, and only the second Black person, or woman to enjoy the honor. Kamala Harris did not herself even once allude to the historical nature of her nomination, choosing instead to stay squarely focused on the issues at hand for the American people. It was perhaps her way of signaling to…

By Jane Mugambi Kenyan Defense Forces (KDF) officers on Thursday filled Nairobi City’s Central Business District to maintain law and order even as hundreds of protesters took to the streets. The KDF officers were seen patrolling the streets including Moi Avenue, armed and in military vehicles. A convoy of land cruisers and armored personnel carriers (APCs) were also seen snaking their way…

BALTIMORE Aug 27th 2024 – Three months have passed since Techstars held its groundbreaking Equitech Accelerator Demo Day in May, an event that continues to resonate within the tech and entrepreneurial communities. The showcase, which featured 10 startups focused on providing access and equity across various fields, has since sparked ongoing discussions about innovation and inclusivity in the tech…

Following the gruesome murder of George Floyd in cold blood by a Minneapolis, MN police officer, whose name we neither know nor wish to know and will not print, we here at The Briefscoop sat down with former Au Ambassador to the United States, Ambasador Dr. Arikana Chihombori Quao. Merely weeks after the senseless murder of Ahmaud Arbery, in Atlanta, Georgia, the horrific murder of Floyd has…

The Kenya constitution 2010 was promulgated in 2010 coming into effect in 2012 with the general election that year being conducted under the new constitution. The 2010 constitution was promulgated ostensibly to bring greater equality to the Kenyan political landscape, promising more prosperity, greater individual and media freedoms, reduction of the powers of the presidency to curtail the…

What Most people Do Not Understand About Mt Kenya Region’s Love Affair with William Samoei Ruto

The Mt. Kenya region’s love affair with Ruto might seem like a mystery to many but in fact it is based on one simple factor. People from Mt. Kenya take very seriously the Swahili saying that “ahadi ni deni”, (a promise is a debt). The region’s commitment to its promise is not specifically about Ruto himself but rather it’s a promise between the people of Mt Kenya and the people of rift valley. It…

Kenyan General Election 2022: Dissecting the Kenya Kwanza Manifesto

The Kenya Kwanza manifesto is an ambitious document seeking to add meat to the bones of what bottom-up economics means. Bottom-up economics is an actual economic policy that is based on ensuring that government agencies create policy that helps put money in the hands of the lowest earning individuals in society. It is the opposite of top-down or trickle-down economics. It is actual solid economic…

Vladimir Putin Announces Special Operation In Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin Announces “Special Operation” In Ukraine. In a move that could signal the beginning of a new Euro/American war, that has been 8 years in the making, hostilities between America and its European allies has reached a crisis point not recently seen after Russian President, Vladimir Putin ordered what he termed as a “special military operation” into Ukraine. Defying…

Few Covid-19 Deaths in Africa Appear To Support Lower Infection Rates

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Covid 19 Deaths in Africa and throughout the southern hemisphere have remained lower than in the northern hemisphere. This would seem to support theories about lower rates of transmission in sunny climates. It is a commonly known fact that viruses have a shorter life span when exposed to the sun.

 Bill Bryant who leads the National Directorate of Science and Technology at the…

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Like Nixon to China, is it possible that President Trump could be the only president, Democrat or Republican that could get away with unilaterally lifting all sanctions for humanitarian reasons during the Covid 19 crisis. There have been calls from Secretary Generals António Guterres and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, of United Nations and the World Health Organization respectively to lift…

Is Trump’s ‘Unorthodoxy’ The Only Leadership Style For the Moment?

There is no question that President Trump is unorthodox to stay the least. Even his fiercest critics in the mainstream media acknowledge that Trump is not an ideologue. What this has meant is that for example that Trump was more likely to accept and sign a Democratic House led bill than say a traditional ideological Republican president.

It is highly unfathomable that another president, Democrat…

We Are Not Going Back To The Old “Normal”: That May Present New Opportunities

The world has more than likely been changed forever by the new Corona Virus. This may not be so bad. For the Pan African World, and the so-called “Global South” in particular, the brave new world that will emerge may present opportunities for a brand-new paradigm.

Things may likely not return to normal anywhere in the world any time soon, and that includes in the economically dominant…