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THE NUBIAN TIMES Bad news sells. Good news inspires
January 2015
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s you know, our motto at The Nubian Times is “Bad news sells, Good news inspires,” and this is a philosophy that guides our work and helps us to bring to you an alternative source of news that focuses on our diverse communities. When we can deliver good news, we consider them to be our best editions, but there are times, particularly in the current political, economic and social climate, where we can’t just print good news, we also have an obligation to inspire it. If we see, as we have over the last 12 months, injustices being committed that effect us or parts of our communities then we will
bring them to you so that we can all act to make a better present and a better future for ourselves. January is the time of the year when we all reflect on what we have learned and experienced and how we can improve our lives and those of others. 2015 is a particularly significant year as in May we have a general election where we have the chance to play our part in enacting change. We are also at a point where issues, locally, nationally, globally and perhaps for some of us, personally, have passed the point where they are acceptable. In June we reported the scandals surrounding Fifa, football’s governing body. Allegations of bribes and corruption there are
rife and we have stood still at witnessed inexplicable deaths and modern-day slavery faced by workers in Brazil and particularly Qatar. Corruption in Fifa is not just a sporting issue, it is a social issue and one which could be seen as endemic within our institutions. In July we reported how 50,000 people marched against cuts. Cuts that are not only devastating lives, families and communities, but are also not working. In September we looked at the shooting of Michael Brown and a situation in the US where people are having to campaign that ‘black lives matter’. This is because the feeling, particularly over there but also here in Greater Manchester, when it comes to brutality at the hands of the law, that
killing unarmed black boys and men goes unpunished and un-rectified. In October we talked about the billions of pounds being funnelled into more wars overseas in a time of great austerity. In November we showed you the widespread child poverty we are facing, with nearly half of all kids in Manchester growing up below the poverty line and at Christmas we offered insight into a huge homeless problem that we have in the city. One of the many positive stories in 2014 was schools in the city championing adversity and kids doing their part to give themselves the best shot at improving their futures; the adults we see in our institutions are setting a terrible example. Continued on page 3
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