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ACT Director Talks Ebola Stigma on Africa Today Program

Submitted by Amaha on Tue, 11/04/2014 - 18:17

Amaha Kassa, Executive Director of African Communities Together, appeared on the Africa Today show with Walter Turner to discuss African immigrants, the African Community Defense Project, and why we should be targeting Ebola- not Africans.

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ACT Director Talks Ebola Stigma on Africa Today Program - African Community Defense Project

Submitted by Amaha on Tue, 11/04/2014 - 18:12

Amaha Kassa, Executive Director of African Communities Together, appeared on the Africa Today show with Walter Turner to discuss African immigrants, the African Community Defense Project, and why we should be targeting Ebola- not Africans.

Organizations Condemn Targeting of Africans Over Ebola - African Community Defense Project

Submitted by Amaha on Tue, 11/04/2014 - 17:49

African Communities Together joins several other organizations that serve African immigrants in New York in a strong statement condemning discrimination against African immigrants due to the Ebola scare.

NJ Nigerian Student Blocked From School Over Ebola Panic - African Community Defense Project

Submitted by Amaha on Tue, 11/04/2014 - 16:06

The Milford, New Jersey school district prevented a third grader from returning to school after a trip to Nigeria, even though Nigeria is Ebola-free. After the child's father filed a lawsuit, she was eventually readmitted.

Oklahoma Teacher Pressured to Quarantine Over Ebola Panic - African Community Defense Project

Submitted by Amaha on Tue, 11/04/2014 - 15:46

A public outcry and petition campaign pressured an Oklahoma teacher to quarantine herself after a church mission trip to Rwanda- even though Rwanda is 3,000 miles away from the Ebola outbreak.

Staten Island Africans Face Ebola Slurs, Lost Business - African Community Defense Project

Submitted by Amaha on Tue, 11/04/2014 - 00:03

West African immigrants on Staten Island report that they have lost business due to Ebola fears, and that they encounter slurs and harassment on the street.

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