Gazans continue heading home as ‘fragile ceasefire’ holds
A month into the ceasefire in Gaza, families continue to slowly head back to their former homes and communities wherever access is allowed, the...
Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson Calls for Peace and Humanitarian Support in Nigeria — Opposes...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson (IL-1) today released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s recent threat...
DR Congo hunger crisis worsening amid fighting and lack of aid funding
UN aid agencies are struggling to access provinces overrun by Rwanda-backed M23 rebel fighters at the start of the year, although dramatic funding shortfalls...
Freedom, Justice, Peace and Shared Good Everywhere
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
Certainly, I’m aware that by the time this column is read, the election results will be in...
Dangote becomes Africa’s first person worth $30 billion
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Aliko Dangote has made history by becoming the first African to reach a net worth of $30...
What America Loses in a Shutdown
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
For millions of Americans, the federal government isn’t an abstraction. It’s a paycheck, a housing voucher, a...
World News in Brief: Famine alert for South Sudan, tsunami readiness, peacekeepers flag activity...
According to UN-backed hunger experts, more than half of the population - around 7.56 million people - will face “crisis or worse levels of...
Endorsing Harris Was Dick Cheney’s Finest Hour
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
Dick Cheney, who died this week at age 83, was one of the most powerful and controversial...
Why Family Values Require Family Wages
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MAGA voters and Democrats alike know workers need $25 an hour. Acting on that consensus is how we save American families.
By...
Reaffirming Reality in Righteous Resistance
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
This is a sankofa reminder that we must constantly lift up the light that lasts and drive...
What 400 Years of Family History Teaches About This American Moment
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By Ben Jealous —
We just fell back. The season of darkness is coming on. But this year, more than any I...
World News in Brief: Settler attacks in the West Bank, Madagascar hunger crisis, obesity...
“Many of these attacks are linked to Palestinians’ attempts to harvest their olive crops,” he said in a statement on Tuesday.
“Palestinians have been killed...
Half of Jamaica’s population reeling from Hurricane Melissa
More than 130 roads were blocked, power and communication networks disrupted, while health services remain under heavy strain, according to the UN aid coordination...
Potential Gaza stabilization force must have Security Council approval: Guterres
António Guterres was speaking at a press conference during the Second World Summit for Social Development in the Qatari capital.He was asked about coordination with Israel and US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza which includes...
Rediscovery of African American burial grounds provides long-overdue opportunities for collective healing
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By Joanna Gilmore, The Conversation —
In the course of construction work in 2013, the remains of 36 individuals of African descent were...
MAGA white America would rather dump acid in the swimming pool than share it...
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By David A. Love, JD —
Welcome to the MAGA era of white grievance under Trump, a desire to return to the...
BLM Grassroots Statement on the DOJ’s Reported Investigation into BLM Global Network Foundation
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Black Lives Matter Grassroots is unaffiliated with the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation which is reportedly under investigation by the...
Open Forum — To Vote or Not to Vote? (Nov. 3rd Election Eve Edition)
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Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor opens the phone lines for an open forum discussion on the question, “To Vote or...
UN nuclear watchdog highlights Iran, Syria and Ukraine as key global tests
Presenting the International Atomic Energy Agency’s annual report to the General Assembly, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said the past year underscored the importance...
Nearly 6 million people in the Caribbean impacted by Hurricane Melissa
Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica all suffered extensive damage and loss of life as a result of Hurricane Melissa.Speaking from the Jamaican capital, Kingston, the...
Gaza: Food access improves in the south but food convoys fail to reach north...
One in two households surveyed reported better access because of increasing commercial and aid deliveries.OCHA warned however that no food aid convoy has reached...
South Sudan at risk of return to war, UN investigators warn
Addressing the UN General Assembly, the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan highlighted escalating armed clashes, political detentions, and widespread human rights violations,...
‘Blood on the sand. Blood on the hands’: UN decries world’s failure as Sudan’s...
Briefing ambassadors in the Security Council, the UN’s top relief official Tom Fletcher said “women and girls are being raped, people being mutilated and...
Hurricane Melissa leaves thousands displaced across the Caribbean
The hurricane caused widespread damage to homes, infrastructure and crops, leaving thousands displaced.However, extensive storm preparation by governments, assisted by UN agencies and other...
