John Fleming

Thinking of my old home #Angola. Not seen such excitement and anticipation around elections since...1992.

Diane Nash to be honored with Presidential Medal of Freedom #l545eon2wt07k1o4kg9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tennessean.com/story/news/loc…

In @wabeatl's Buried Truths podcast, @HankKlibanoff interviews @bradleylbar & @redrubes14 about "American Reckoning" — an in-depth look at the 1967 murder of a local NAACP leader in Natchez, Miss. Listen: bit.ly/36iS0pN

I realise that exactly 25 years ago - Jan 1997- I moved to #Angola as a stringer (paid freelance) for the BBC. It was quite an experience. 🇦🇴 had been at war for decades. The latest peace deal between MPLA/UNITA was falling apart. Cuito in highlands had been shelled to bits. 1/4

At 4:07 am, GT student Richard Xiong captured this stunning image of an almost total lunar eclipse at the precise moment the moon sat at the top of Tech Tower. He calculated the moon’s exact position to capture this image — and the chance to repeat it may take hundreds of years.

“I was willing to risk my career and I got terminated. I was willing to risk my career because it was crossing a moral boundary for me to teach in an environment like that.” ajc.com/education/get-…

The #BeninBronze event of the week! Two guests in the thick of debate over their future, the one&only @FemiOke as host & the launch of my own humble book. Hundreds signed up- do join us. Thurs April 1st 6pm UK (6pm #Nigeria) Free but you must register. royalafricansociety.org/event/loot-bri…

Bible teacher Beth Moore, splitting with Lifeway, says, 'I am no longer a Southern Baptist' religionnews.com/2021/03/09/bib… via @RNS

My book, 'Loot- Britain and the Benin Bronzes' is one of the best art books coming 2021, says @ChristiesInc- 'a thrilling page turner'. The tragic story of the treasures looted by Britain in 1897 & many revelations. Already on Amazon if you can't wait christies.com/features/Best-…

Honoured to be in such distinguished company. My book 'Loot - Britain and the Benin Bronzes' one to look out for in 2021 says @FT . Coming out in March.

If you have want to read #RaceAgainstTime or have already done so, be sure and check out @dawnporterm's excellent @PBSDocumentary, "Spies of Mississippi." Great companion to the book. @SimonBooks @SimonAudio @PBS #TuesdayMorning #TuesdayTip pbs.org/independentlen…

Justice Department has shut down investigation of #EmmettTill, murdered 65 yrs ago today. Carolyn Bryant has gone uncharged, despite lying under oath about him. #EmmettTill65 ##https://www.mississippicir.org/news/justice-department-calls-it-quits-on-emmett-till-probe-no-charges

Washington State Young Adults Often End Up Homeless After Leaving Treatment - youthtoday.org/2020/07/washin…

The best way to respond to our history of racism? A Truth and Reconciliation Commission, writes Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò wapo.st/2VxRgF8

Will you consider making a donation to the Center for Sustainable Journalism in honor of #GivingTuesdayNow #TogetherWeGive & #GivingNewsDay? We hope to raise $6,000 so we can keep reporting on essential youth issues during the #COVID19 crisis & beyond. ▶bit.ly/CSJ-Donate

Will you consider making a donation to the Center for Sustainable Journalism, in honor of #GivingTuesdayNow #TogetherWeGive & #GivingNewsDay? We hope to raise $8,000 so we can continue to bring you essential reporting during the #COVID19 crisis & beyond. ▶bit.ly/CSJ-Donate

this is a nightmare which those of us who reported on the end of Mozambique's civil war 25 years ago could never have imagined.

A (long) thread about two news sites that I think are incredibly undervalued & under-appreciated that are turning out amazing work during this pandemic despite minimal resources (and I mean really mean minimal).

H. Brandt "Brandy" Ayers, the small-town publisher who turned The Anniston Star into a voice for integration in the 1960s, died Sunday, friends and family members say. He was 85.  #utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">annistonstar.com/news/anniston/…

Riot at NY Juvenile Facility Stemmed From Coronavirus-related Move, Sources Say jjie.org/2020/04/15/rio… via @jjienews