Dr. Amarachi Utah

Law. Data Privacy. Development Economics. Passionate about people & the policies that protect them. Opinions are mine.

[Dr. Amarachi Utah @AmarachiUtah]

So refreshing to see the unfurling of decades-old “unmet need” narratives long ascribed to African women…with the math to boot. Proving that any one-size fits all explanation for fertility choices that groups all African women together should always be met with massive side-eye.

[Dr. Amarachi Utah @AmarachiUtah]

Rest indeed Mr. Poitier, you are forever loved.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS:
The 2021 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah “for his uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.”

[Dr. Amarachi Utah @AmarachiUtah]

@LindenMcBride Congrats Linden!

[Dr. Amarachi Utah @AmarachiUtah]

And today, justice was served. #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter.
https://t.co/NTASZLl5rH

[Dr. Amarachi Utah @AmarachiUtah]

...and the Virginia follows California lead; pushing out comprehensive privacy legislation that might not be perfect, but is a good start.

[Jed Bracy @JedBracy]

.@PrivacyPros' @jduballsports reports on the new privacy legislation coming out of Virginia, with insight from DLA Piper's Jim Halpert and @futureofprivacy's @staceygraydc.

Get the skinny here: https://t.co/l07OsDiS6N

[Dr. Amarachi Utah @AmarachiUtah]

There have been many many bad days in recent memory, but today...today is a good day.

[Michelle Obama @MichelleObama]

Van, thank you for expressing the sorrow and relief that we all feel. My hope is that those who hoped for a different outcome will take a moment to empathize with the pain so many of us have felt over the past four years.

[Dr. Amarachi Utah @AmarachiUtah]

The power of the collective. Join if you can! Live on YouTube now! #EndSARS

[Chioma Agwuegbo @ChiomaChuka]

Conversation is well underway, with 3000 participants on Zoom (https://t.co/84CCRCCu59) and another 3800+ watching live on YouTube - https://t.co/6KmRfHH1v0

#EndSARS
#EndPoliceBrutality
#SARSMustGo

[Dr. Amarachi Utah @AmarachiUtah]

... the fundamental premise is wrong though, social media is not to blame for Nigeria’s problems, bad governance is to blame for Nigeria’s problems. Misinformation is a worldwide pandemic, the remedy for which is certainly NOT, the quelling of free speech. #EndSARS

[Punch Newspapers @MobilePunch]

#EndSARS: We must regulate social media before it destroys us –FG https://t.co/WPE0BRtM2k

[Dr. Amarachi Utah @AmarachiUtah]

So MUCH is hanging in the balance. #VOTE. - U.S. Sows WTO Turmoil by Vetoing Front-Runner for Top Job https://t.co/GY2xmMUIxa

[Dr. Amarachi Utah @AmarachiUtah]

Of course, it is not easy to bring down COVID under a hail of bullets – human lives are an easier target, and there are even trophies to flaunt as evidence of victory – such as the blood-soaked Nigerian flag that one of the victims was waving at the time of his murder.” (2/2)

[Dr. Amarachi Utah @AmarachiUtah]

#ENDSARS: “It is pathetic and unimaginative to claim, as some have done, that the continued protest is hurting the nation’s economy etc. etc. COVID-19 has battered the Nigerian economy – such as it is, for over 8 months... (1/2) https://t.co/JZik8isYaK

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

We cannot afford to leave a single moment—or a single vote—to chance over the next 35 days. Make a plan to vote, and vote early if you can. Visit https://t.co/MykJL0X5gt for voting information in your state.

[Dr. Amarachi Utah @AmarachiUtah]

What a mess. God help us in November. #PresidentialDebate

[Dr. Amarachi Utah @AmarachiUtah]

VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! Biden’s best segment so far. #PresidentialDebate

[Dr. Amarachi Utah @AmarachiUtah]

Now he ducks and dodges around climate science. #PresidentialDebate

[Dr. Amarachi Utah @AmarachiUtah]

Denounce white supremacists as a domestic threat! Biden should have pressed that point harder, much harder! #2020PresidentialDebate

[Dr. Amarachi Utah @AmarachiUtah]

@jeylanerman It is terrible!

[Dr. Amarachi Utah @AmarachiUtah]

Wtf is happening? This moderator is quite useless #2020PresidentialDebate

[Dr. Amarachi Utah @AmarachiUtah]

Cringing!! This debate is a cringe fest!! My goodness how did we get here? How is this the president of the United States??!! #Debate2020