January 20, 2025 – Joy and Pain
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
For Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday commemoration to be recognized on the same day that Dr. King’s...
Dr. Ron Daniels’ Reflections on the 2025 Inauguration
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The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels, shares his reflections on the 2025 Presidential Inauguration in this commentary. With his unique perspective as...
America, You Are an Extremely Unserious Country — By David A. Love, JD
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Lawmakers will band together to ban an app, raise their salaries or bomb Brown babies in a foreign country, but they...
World News in Brief: More UN staffers detained in Yemen, education hit by climate...
The de facto rulers of much of the country, including the capital Sana’a, released the crew of a merchant ship who had been held...
Human rights expert welcomes clemency for Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier
The Executive Grant of Clemency, signed on Sunday just hours before Mr. Biden left office, commutes Mr. Peltier’s life sentences to home confinement, allowing...
UN rights office raises alarm over escalating violence in occupied West Bank
OHCHR spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan added that the Israeli military operation in and around the Jenin refugee camp had involved “disproportionate” use of force, including...
Rev. Dr. Robert Turner Discusses Reparations, Faith, and Social Justice with Dr. Jamal Bryant
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Dr. Jamal Bryant welcomes Reverend Dr. Robert Turner, NAARC Commissioner and Pastor of Empowerment Temple, Baltimore, MD, to the “Let’s Be...
DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack
“We are deeply alarmed at the heightened risk of an attack by the M23 armed group on Goma, the capital of North Kivu, in...
Its Ongoing Struggle for Life and Liberation, Pt. 2
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
Part 2.
It is important to note that the legacy and lessons we speak of here are not...
The Bishop Who Stood Up to Trump
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Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels
In the spirit of resistance and transformation which I have been repeatedly advocating,...
Global education must integrate AI, centred on humanity
His message highlighted the dual nature of technological advances such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), which offer immense potential – but also pose considerable risks.“Education is...
Teaching Artist Institute and Vatican Officials Talk Reparations and Healing
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Teaching Artist Institute (TAI) Founder Kim Poole Meets with Vatican Officials to Advance Reparatory Justice, Land Repatriation, and Cultural Restitution.
Rome, Italy...
Guterres voices alarm over M23 rebel offensive in DR Congo, ‘devastating toll’ on civilians
Secretary-General António Guterres in a statement issued by his Spokesperson noted the Rwandan-backed rebels seizure of Sake, in South Kivu, “which increases the threat”...
UN scales up humanitarian response in Gaza as ceasefire offers respite
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported on Wednesday that large volumes of aid continue to flow into Gaza through...
‘We must be there for them now’ says UN relief chief, highlighting plight of...
"Today marks one of the rare times we are able to highlight positive developments, albeit amid catastrophic humanitarian needs in Gaza," Mr. Fletcher began.
He...
Afghanistan: ICC seeks arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over gender-based persecution
On Thursday, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan applied for arrest warrants for two senior Taliban officials: Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Supreme Court Chief Justice...
UN to strengthen cooperation with League of Arab States
Briefing ambassadors, Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, highlighted the League's vital role in promoting stability in a region marked by...
Middle East crisis: Live updates for 23 January
Following the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, the UN Security Council is meeting in New York to hear from the...
Georgia: Malaria-free certification ‘a huge milestone worth marking’
It now joins 45 countries and one territory that have achieved this milestone.“Today we congratulate the people of Georgia for their decades of targeted...
First IOM Aid to Gaza in Interagency Convoy Post-Ceasefire
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Amman, 23 January 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in coordination with partners in Jordan and Gaza, has dispatched...
Landmark Slavery Disclosure and Redress Act introduced in Illinois
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Springfield, IL, January 21, 2025 — In a historic step toward economic justice and accountability, State Representative Sonya Harper of the...
President Trump Will Raise Your Energy Bills
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By Ben Jealous —
Ratepayers beware. Team Trump’s eagerness to enrich his fossil fuel industry cronies with his “drill baby drill” (and export...
Support for Haiti needed now ‘more than ever’, Security Council hears
Maria Isabel Salvador updated ambassadors on the situation in the Caribbean country, where a political transition process to restore democratic institutions continues against a...
Myanmar crisis: Civilians killed in airstrikes as Rohingya risk dangerous journeys
Between 15 and 17 January, airstrikes and clashes in the southeast reportedly resulted in nine deaths and left 31 others injured. In Rakhine state,...
