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Kate Hixon @kahixo.bsky.social · Aug 10

And have much to think about while on leave regarding the successes and failure of pan Africanism and how advocates working domestically & on the continent can learn from these today.

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Kate Hixon @kahixo.bsky.social · Aug 10

I was incredibly lucky to be gifted an early copy of this book so I could read it before le bebe arrives. Much like Born in Blackness and incredibly rich read of a part of history often ignored by western white-centric teaching. I learned so much…

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Kate Hixon @kahixo.bsky.social · Jul 31

This is like Chef’s Table but with foreign policy. Run do not walk to read this book.

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Andrew Friedman @andrewbfriedman.bsky.social · Jul 24

Great piece by @kahixo.bsky.social and @katogun.bsky.social on the importance of enaling environment for critical minerals mining. The US has gotten rid of the tools to improve this environment so they'll need to come from somewhere. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

Good Business Requires Better Governance - CIP

Markets rely on stability that comes not only from inking deals between countries or their entrepreneurs, but also good governance.

internationalpolicy.org

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Kate Hixon @kahixo.bsky.social · Jul 24

From me & @katogun.bsky.social - Trump may be focused on deals but without good governance & human rights companies are unlikely to invest internationalpolicy.org/publications...

Good Business Requires Better Governance - CIP

Markets rely on stability that comes not only from inking deals between countries or their entrepreneurs, but also good governance.

internationalpolicy.org

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Omar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · Jul 12

“The fact that organized protest can break the spiral of silence, and correct our impressions of what other Americans think, is one of the most immediate and important values of protesting in the first place. Scientists have [shown] protests update our impressions of what other citizens believe.”

What a ‘Spiral of Silence’ Can Do to a Democracy

Protests show people they are not alone in caring about an issue.

www.aol.com

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Kate Hixon @kahixo.bsky.social · Jul 4

A beautiful story of love & revenge during the time of the mahdi.

Kate Hixon @kahixo.bsky.social · Jun 29

Putting a lot of faith in the Qatar process ….

Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · Jun 29

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mushamukad.bsky.social @mushamukad.bsky.social · Jun 29

You don’t say?

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Howard French @hofrench.bsky.social · Jun 29

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mushamukad.bsky.social @mushamukad.bsky.social · Jun 29

You don’t say?

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Kate Hixon @kahixo.bsky.social · Jun 29

Out to run for refugees with ECDC

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Sarah Zimmerman @sjzimmerman.bsky.social · Jun 29

An interview with Zohran Mamdani in "Africa is a Country" from 2020 is circulating anew...

Roti and roses

Will Shoki sits down with Ugandan-born rapper and housing advocate Zohran Mamdani about his bid to represent Queens in the New York State Assembly.

africasacountry.com

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Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid @dcmigrantmutualaid.org · Jun 27

🚨Alert🚨 In the recent weeks, Park Police has been posting up at local parks, like Malcolm X, arresting people for minor things like smoking weed, and then transferring them to ICE. REMEMBER: Most parks in DC are actually federal land. 1/

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Semafor @semafor.com · Jun 26

Kenya anti-government protests turn deadly

Thousands took to the streets in cities across the country to commemorate last year’s protests against a controversial tax bill.

www.semafor.com

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Kate Hixon @kahixo.bsky.social · Jun 24

Just finished this really fascinating read. Learned a lot about how Sudan supported other independence movements partly to counter the southern problem narrative.

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Charles Onyango-Obbo @cobbo3.bsky.social · Jun 22

At least 37 Ethiopian, 27 Somali, and 26 Egyptian men are at "imminent risk" of execution in Saudi Arabia for drug-related charges.

Joint Statement: NGOs Voice Fears for Hundreds of Foreign Nationals at Risk of Imminent Execution in Saudi Arabia - MEDC

mideastdc.org

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Kate Hixon @kahixo.bsky.social · Jun 21

If you’re near Malcolm X park today come support Noir United for World Refugee Day

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Kate Hixon @kahixo.bsky.social · Jun 13

The @nba.com needs to do renewed due diligence on its partnership with #Rwanda www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas...

NBA Must Review its Partnership with Rwanda Amid M23 Atrocities in Democratic Republic of Congo

The NBA should review its partnership with Rwanda due to severe human rights abuses currently being committed by the Rwanda-backed M23 group in eastern DRC.

www.amnestyusa.org

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Kate Hixon @kahixo.bsky.social · Jun 10

Another great story where the author explores the impact of the Biafra war on his family

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Kate Hixon @kahixo.bsky.social · Jun 4

Two more great books by African authors read over the weekend. One on a fictional Sahel country and one devestating read on Rwanda.

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Kate Hixon @kahixo.bsky.social · Jun 1

Present day may end in 1980s but still a comprehensive read

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Kate Hixon @kahixo.bsky.social · May 30

Smokies*

Kate Hixon @kahixo.bsky.social · May 30

Crap photo but the fireflies in the Smokied is still the coolest thing ever.

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Kate Hixon @kahixo.bsky.social · May 16

Spending the week in Oregon getting through my reading pile.

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · May 9

Arresting sitting US city mayors.

Threatening to suspend habeas corpus.

Masked, warrantless federal agents terrorizing our schools, businesses, and communities.

This Administration makes a mockery of our Constitution and everything it stands for.

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Kate Hixon @kahixo.bsky.social · May 8

Out now on #Sudan: Sophisticated Chinese weaponry, re-exported by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been captured in Khartoum, as well as used in Darfur in a blatant breach of the existing UN arms embargo. Stop selling weapons to the #UAE

www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas...

Sudan: Advanced Chinese Weaponry Provided by UAE Identified in Breach of Arms Embargo – New Investigation

Norinco Group has a responsibility to respect human rights throughout its global operations.

www.amnestyusa.org

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