Drawing A Line From The Reporting Of The Brett Kavanaugh Allegations To The Congo

Over the last 24 hours, I've read up about Dr Christine Blasey Ford and her allegation of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and started to read Jason K Stearns Dancing in the Glory of Monsters. These disparate stories share much in common. In one very significant way, they are the same story.... Continue Reading →

September 20, 2018 1

Can We Talk About The Democratic Of Congo? Part 2

I spent the morning watching City of Joy, a documentary set in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), about a centre of the same name, that is opened in Bukavu, to work with female victims of the war that have suffered an almost unbearable amount. I wrote this on Twitter directly afterwards: https://twitter.com/Angelo3000k/status/1038014236797095936 I don't know... Continue Reading →

September 7, 2018 0

Can We Talk About The Democratic Republic Of Congo?

Former NFL player and current BBC commentator Osi Umenyiora has said that Colin Kaepernick is destined to go down in history alongside Muhammad Ali. Ali transcended boxing, famously refusing to fight in Vietnam, a decision that led to him being stripped of his world title and prohibited for fighting from 1967-1970. His most famous fight... Continue Reading →