VIOLA DAVIS REJECTS TARGET’S APOLOGY OVER “BLACKFACE” HALLOWEEN COSTUME. (PHOTO).

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  Viola Davis Rejects Target’s Apology Over “Blackface” Halloween Costume Viola Davis has rejected Target’s apology after the retailer pulled a controversial kids’ Halloween costume that critics said evoked racist minstrel and blackface imagery. Target removed the $25 "Kids' Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown" costume from its Hyde and EEK! Boutique line after backlash over the design’s exaggerated features, which many linked to Jim Crow-era minstrel and blackface tropes. The retailer took down the item and issued an apology, saying they “got this wrong” and acknowledging the deep hurt caused to Black customers and employees. Davis, however, turned down the apology. She argued that Target failed to grasp the historical weight and dehumanizing impact of the imagery. “...I do not believe that you understand the impact... the pain... the dehumanization of the above,” Davis said, adding that the incident showed the company was “not on her side” and that such imagery contribu...

INTRA-AFRICAN TRADE FAIR: OBASANJO URGES AFRICAN UNITY FOR ACTION AND DEVELOPMENT . (PHOTO).


 Intra-African Trade Fair: Obasanjo Urges African Unity For Action And Development 


At the Intra-African Trade Fair in Algeria, former President Olusegun Obasanjo had a message — Africa must unite to achieve The Africa We Want.


He told global and trade leaders that rhetoric is no longer enough; only concrete action and political will can deliver integration and real development across the continent.


Afreximbank President, Benedict Oramah, struck a similar tone, stressing that Africa cannot grow trade without tearing down the barriers that still hold businesses back.


Harmonizing policies and cutting red tape, are some of the recommendations coming out of IATF 2025, pushing that the continent be ready not just to trade, but to thrive.

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