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December 8, 2014

Is updated Band Aid charity song demeaning to Africans?

A Liberian man looks at an Ebola sensitization campaign painted on a wall in downtown Monrovia, Liberia, Nov. 19. More cooperation is needed between the international community and faith leaders in stemming the ongoing Ebola epidemic, said a joint commun ique issued by the United Nations and the World Council of Churches.

NAIROBI, Kenya - Some church leaders are criticizing a British musicians’ charity group raising funds for the West African Ebola crisis, saying its new single reinforces negative stereotypes of Africa.

Published in Music News