Black Majority
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| Originally published | 1966 |
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| Authors | Peter H. Wood |
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| ID | 2235686 |
About Black Majority
South Africa: The region where political violence is on the rise ahead of elections
... Two years ago, a white, Zulu-speaking, gay man was elected as mayor of uMngeni municipality, an area with nearly a three-quarters Black Majority...
Michael Jordan to sell Charlotte Hornets NBA team
... Jordan, who is currently the only Black Majority team owner in the NBA, will keep a minority stake after the sale to a group of investors...
Charlize Theron condemned for saying Afrikaans is dying language
... Afrikaans is highly politicised in South Africa because of its role during the decades of white-minority rule when a series of racist policies, known as apartheid, were introduced to suppress the country s Black Majority...
Queen Elizabeth's death stirs South Africa's colonial memories
... In South Africa s case, a racist white-minority government came to power, promoting a brutal policy of racial segregation known as apartheid, which devastated the lives of the Black Majority and led to the country leaving the Commonwealth - a loose network of former British colonies - and facing decades of international isolation...
Ryanair Afrikaans test: South African fury over language quiz
... The Black Majority views Afrikaans as an unfriendly language of the oppressor - or even a language of whites racists - as it was forced down their throats at local schools...
Riky Rick: South African rap star who died aged 34
... Mr Gesll said that in South Africa many men are suffering from post-traumatic stress from the era of white-minority rule, when the Black Majority was subjugated to oppression and heinous violence...
After Desmond Tutu, a time for new South African heroes
... But this week, others have chosen to hit back and to attack Tutu - on social media, in particular, of course - as some sort of " sell-out, " as a man who prioritised reconciliation over justice, the sensibilities of white people over the needs of the Black Majority...
South Africa prepares to bury Archbishop Desmond Tutu
... Tutu was one of the driving forces behind the movement to end the policy of racial segregation and discrimination enforced by the white minority government against the Black Majority in South Africa from 1948 until 1991...
Michael Jordan to sell Charlotte Hornets NBA team
By Brandon DrenonBBC News, Washington DC
Michael Jordan has agreed to sell his majority stake in the NBA's Charlotte Hornets , the basketball team announced.
Details of The Deal have not been disclosed, but ESPN report the Hornets are worth an estimated $3bn (£2bn).
When the sale concludes, it will bring an end to Jordan's 13-year run as the Hornets' majority owner.
Jordan, who is currently the only Black Majority team owner in the NBA, will keep a minority stake after the sale to a group of investors.
The Group is led by financiers Gabe Plotkin, a current minority owner, and Rick Schnall , a minority owner of the Atlanta Hawks .
It has been announced, however, that Mr Schnall will sell his ownership in The Hawks .
The investor group also includes North Carolina rapper Jermaine Cole, known as J. Cole, and Country Music singer Eric Church .
Jordan is a six-time NBA champion and five-time MVP and is widely celebrated as The Greatest player in NBA history.
Having paid $275m for a majority stake in the Charlotte Hornets in 2010, he is also The League 's only Black Majority owner.
Previously, he was a minority owner with the Washington Wizards basketball team.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has spoken of the need for more diversity in the NBA's highest ranks, where owners are overwhelmingly white men.
In a press conference earlier in June, Mr Silver hinted at the possibility of Jordan joining the NBA's governing board, according to CBS, The Bbc 's US media partner.
Of The Four major US sports leagues, there are few owners who are not white: Kim Pegula , an Asian woman and a principle owner of the NFL's Buffalo Bills ; Shad Khan, from Pakistan, owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars .
Arte Moreno , a Mexican American , owns the MLB Los Angeles Angels; and Sheila Johnson , an African American Woman who is part-owner of the NHL's Washington Capitals and NBA's Washington Wizards .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
