13 children killed in the West Bank since year began: UNICEF
In a statement issued by Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, the agency called for “the immediate cessation...
‘Deepfake abuse is abuse,’ UNICEF warns
“The harm from deepfake abuse is real and urgent,” the UN agency said in a statement. “Children cannot wait for the law to catch up.”At...
Afghanistan: Taliban rule has erased women from public life, sparked mental health crisis
Alison Davidian, UN Women Country Representative in Afghanistan, briefed journalists in New York on their latest report addressing the plight of women and girls...
The Bio of a True Revolutionary: Don Rojas
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Don Rojas is the Director of Communications and International Relations for the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW), and...
Amid Sudan’s unimaginable crisis, its people endure with hope
Fighting erupted between rival militaries in April 2023 following a breakdown in the transition to civilian rule, following the overthrow of longtime former President...
MIDDLE EAST LIVE: Security Council set to meet on Syria
While the war in Gaza grinds on with dozens of civilians already reportedly killed and injured so far this year - and as the...
Afghan women face near total social, economic and political exclusion
But recently, the level of participation has reached a new low – zero.Zero women in national or local decision-making bodies.Zero girls projected to be...
Washington Informer article cites rising overdose deaths in Black communities
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Expanding access, breaking stigma: Tracie Gardner and Daliah Heller highlight rising overdose deaths in Black communities and the urgent need for...
Creating spaces of freedom, beauty, meaning and good, regardless
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
By any measure or meaning of defining and understanding the tenor and texture of our times, we...
Security Council: A sustainable future for Syria depends on ending the war
Displacement remains staggeringly high, with over six million Syrians languishing as refugees or asylum-seekers outside the country’s borders and more than seven million displaced...
Rights expert urges universities to respect pro-Palestinian protests
Gina Romero, Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of assembly and association, warned that “the brutal repression of the university-based protest movement is...
What’s Going On? Open Forum with The Professor
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Dr. Ron Daniels aka the Professor, opens the phone lines for an open forum on current issues and public concerns. Topics...
Gaza: First polio case confirmed in war-shattered enclave
Head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed deep concern at the development and said that the infant, from Deir...
UN official reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire as ‘nightmare of historic proportions’ unfolds
Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, told ministers and ambassadors that ongoing talks must lead to a permanent end to hostilities, the...
The Unstoppable Rise of Black Women Voters
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By Glynda C. Carr —
As we approach this critical election season, a remarkable story unfolds across America. Young Black women are...
World News in Brief: Fighting intensifies in Syria’s Aleppo and South Sudan’s Jonglei state,...
Clashes between government troops and Kurdish forces have intensified in recent days and tens of thousands of people have been displaced. Representatives of the Office of the...
Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry at 95, Part II
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This Special Edition of Vantage Point, hosted by Dr. Ron Daniels, continues the conversation with Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry, Senior Pastor...
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...
ICE, the Price of Punishment, and the Communities That Pay
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
The United States insists it cannot afford housing, jobs, or care. Yet it can always afford cages....
Welcome Back, Cowards
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Members of Congress have slithered their way back to Washington, many Democrats continuing to silently cower in the face of injustice,...
When the Post Office Is Undermined, Democracy and Black Jobs Go With It
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
The United States Postal Service is under attack again—and this time, the damage threatens both Black livelihoods and...
War in Ukraine: Live updates from the Security Council and the field
The UN Security Council is due to meet in emergency session shortly after 3pm New York time on Wednesday on Ukraine, amid unconfirmed reports...
The Haitians of Springfield, a Trump campaign target, brace for his presidency
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Many in the Ohio community are worried and praying after he won the election.
By Danielle Paquette, Washington Post —
This was the...
Continuing the Struggle For An Inclusive Good
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
On Monday of this week, the Department of Africana Studies and the College of Liberal Arts at...
