Top stories for April 12, 2018 include thousands attending Winnie Mandela’s funeral, Black Lives Matter issuing a statement on fake social media accounts, and more.
Thousands attend Winnie Mandela’s funeral in Soweto
Winnie Mandela , sometimes referred to as Mother of the Nation, was eulogized yesterday in Soweto, South Africa. Thousands gathered for the public memorial service, which featured dancing and singing to celebrate the civil rights activist’s life. Her family and members of the African National Congress all spoke of the late leader who died at the age of 81 on April 2.
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Black Lives Matter issues statement about fake social media accounts
Black Lives Matter has put out an official statement, complete with links to their official social media accounts, in order to address the recent revelation that the biggest Black Lives Matter account on Facebook was run by a white man in Australia. “We regret that so many people were deceived by the recent high profile scam into believing that their gifts and donations benefitted us,” read the statement in part.
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Stephon Clark’s brother opens up about mental health
Stevante Clark, the brother of Stephon Clark, attended a city council meeting and opened up about how he has had to seek mental health treatment since his brother’s death at the hands of Sacramento police officers. Stevante Clark, who made headlines two weeks ago when he jumped up on the table to confront the mayor, was invited to the front to speak. He shook Mayor Darrell Steinberg‘s hand and sat beside Sacramento Police Chief Daniel Hahn.
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Trump signs executive order on work requirements for poor people receiving aid
In a new executive order, Donald Trump asked federal agencies to enforce work requirements for federal aid and to review all of the waivers and exemptions to those work requirements. What’s more, the executive order would have agencies without work requirements reviewing the possibility of adding those requirements to their programs. That includes certain Medicaid programs, which could force work requirements on Medicaid recipients for the first time in the history of the program.
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