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Musaharati Dressed as Clowns Wake Up Citizens in Gaza Strip for Meal Before Ramadan Fast
Al-Zahra, Gaza Strip, Palestine – During Ramadan 2022, Palestinian Alaa Miqdad and his friends have taken on the traditional role of a “musaharati” or “Ramadan drummer.” The musaharati is a person who beats the drum to awaken fellow Muslims to the traditional pre-dawn meal before…
“In The River” Performance Commemorates the Toppling of the Columbus Statue
St. Paul, MN – A public performance commemorating the toppling of the Columbus Statue at the Minnesota State Capitol in 2020 is set for Saturday, April 23 at 4 p.m. Unicorn Riot will be covering the event and media from the performance will be posted…
Resistance and Solidarity in Eastern Europe’s Electronic Music Underground
Eastern Europe – It’s been a very long few weeks since Putin declared war on Ukraine. Both online and in the media there’s been a mix of pleas for help, spreadsheets with resources for refugees, memes and racism.
In Eastern Europe, with countries like Poland,…
Museum Holds Event Series, New Exhibit for Black History Month
Minneapolis, MN – Minnesota’s only African American history museum is celebrating Black History Month by holding a series of virtual events available for the public and featuring a new history exhibit on African Americans in Minnesota.
Operating for more than three years now at the…
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Community Members Craft Messages of Love for Daunte Wright’s Family Outside the Courthouse
Minneapolis, MN – When the Kim Potter trial for killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright began in late November, two activist-archivists made it their duty to make sure the Wright family felt solidarity from the community. Jeanelle Austin and Sharolyn Hagen spent the day outside the Hennepin…
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Life Vest Mural Draws Attention to the Plight of the Refugee
Frankfurt, Germany – A large orange life vest was painted in the center of Frankfurt’s Bockenheim Campus to bring attention to the plight of refugees crossing the Mediterranean Sea. Two of the artists from ‘Collective Without A Name’ (DE: Kollektiv ohne namen) spoke with Unicorn…
German Police Evict Encampment Outside the Historic KØPI Squat
Berlin, Germany – A massive police operation evicted the autonomous mobile encampment “Köpi Wagenplatz” which took up residence in front of the historic and decades-old Köpi squat. Police detained 20 during the siege-like eviction which took several hours on October 15. In response, large protests…
Celebrating Black Joy Virtually as Black Storytellers Festival Hits 31 Years
Continuing their legacy of carrying on Black culture and traditions through storytelling, elders Nothando and Vusumuzi Zulu and the Black Storytellers Alliance are holding their 31st annual storytelling festival. This year’s ‘Signifyin & Testifyin’ festival is titled “Black Joy: Stories Celebrating Hope, Resilience and Love.”…