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Meghan Markle's claim that the Royal family had concerns about Archie possibly having "dark" skin has prompted a barrage of online fury, with many viewers and fans denouncing the alleged incident as "blatant racism." Meghan made the allegation during a fiery interview with Oprah Winfrey on CBS Sunday night. Markle, who has a mixed race background, claims that the Royal family had concerns that Archie, her firstborn with Prince Harry , would be born with dark skin. "All around this same time, we have in tandem the conversation of he won't be given security, he's not going to be given a title and also concerns and conversations as how dark his skin might be when he's born," she said. Meghan explained that Prince Harry relayed the information to her "from conversations that family had with him." Later in the two-hour interview, Meghan also revealed that she had suicidal thoughts as the UK media pushed negative stories about her, but the Royal family refused to help. "I just … [Read more...] about ‘Blatant Racism’: Meghan Markle Unleashes Firestorm Against Royals With Archie ‘Dark’ Skin Claim

SOUTH AFRICA CRICKET by Telford Vice • Last updated on Share Tweet From 2021-22, the six franchises will be disbanded into 15 provincial teams which will compete in a two-tier system © Getty If you turned on a television on Sunday and subscribed to the service offered by one of sport's leading broadcasters, you might have seen something that hadn't appeared on that platform for almost 15 years. There, live and in living colour on a dazzling Highveld morning, was a South African first-class match. The coverage in the four-day game between the Titans and the Knights lasted until stumps, and will do until the match is over. SuperSport will also broadcast a game in the last round of the competition, which starts next Tuesday, and the five-day final, which begins on March 25. Banal as those facts will seem, they are extraordinary. Last time first-class cricket was broadcast live and ball-by-ball in this country, Charl … [Read more...] about South Africa’s new domestic setup eyes cost-cutting, larger player pool

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Senator Lindsey Graham has warned that former President Donald Trump could destroy the Republican Party or rebuild it as a bigger and more diverse coalition after his combative speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Speaking to Axios on HBO , the South Carolina Republican said Trump was a "bigger-than-life deal," and argued that he had the power to either make the GOP stronger or bring it to its knees. He added that the former president had a "dark side" but also "some magic there," as he claimed to be trying to "harness the magic" of the former commander-in-chief. "There's something about Trump. There's a dark side and there's some magic there. What I'm trying to do is just harness the magic," Graham told Axios. "To me, Donald Trump is a sort of a cross between Jesse Helms, Ronald Reagan, and P.T. Barnum." The senator added: "I mean it's just this bigger-than-life deal. He could make the Republican Party something that nobody else I know can make it. … [Read more...] about Lindsey Graham Warns Donald Trump Could ‘Destroy’ GOP After Combative CPAC Speech

In the days leading up to Oprah Winfrey's highly anticipated prime time interview Sunday night (Monday NZT) with Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, CBS released a clip that showed Winfrey telling the couple, “You've said some pretty shocking things here.” That may have been an understatement. Here are some of the biggest takeaways from the interview. Meghan said she had suicidal thoughts as a member of the royal family Winfrey noted that Meghan had once said “the daily onslaught of vitriol and condemnation from the UK press was “almost unsurvivable.” (Meghan, who is biracial, in particular faced racist and sexist coverage in the tabloids not long after she and Harry started dating.) READ MORE: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's interview with Oprah lays bare royal rift Oprah interview: It's a girl, say Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Oprah interview: Meghan Markle says royals discussed Archie's skin colour Duchess Meghan says talk with Oprah without … [Read more...] about Oprah interview: Biggest takeaways from Harry and Meghan’s tell-all interview