In Bahrain; work, dignity and the quiet rise of home-grown enterprise
Their experiences underline a broader message: inclusive economic growth depends on opening space for those too often excluded, including people with disabilities, youth and...
Sudan war becomes more deadly as ethnically motivated attacks rise
His warning comes in the wake of reports that dozens were brutally killed in ethnically targeted attacks in Al Jazirah state in the southeast,...
First Person: Philippines ‘cyber cops’ tackle explosion of online child abuse
The Southeast Asian country has been identified as one of many trouble spots for online child abuse on the internet, a phenomenon which has...
Tonika Lewis Johnson’s Reparations Are Due! exhibit and the National Resource Center for State...
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By FirstRepair —
Join us for an afternoon of creativity, history, and activism as FirstRepair presents Reparations Are Due!, an exhibit by...
More Gazans killed trying to get food, healthcare near to ‘full disaster’
“We are walking the fine grey line between operational capacity and full disaster, every day,” said Dr Thanos Gargavanis, WHO trauma surgeon and emergency...
Malcolm’s Mama Lit His Fire
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
Malcolm X, the fearless leader that the actor and activist Ossie Davis described as one of Harlem’s...
Principles and Practices of Lived Pan-Africanism
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
In the words our honored ancestors used to describe our “rising in radiance”, the world encompassing embrace...
Senate Democrats Cave on Disastrous Republic Spending Bill
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Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels
It was shocking, shameful and demoralizing to witness a handful of nervous, spinless...
Human rights can be a ‘strong lever for progress’ in climate change, says UN...
Speaking at the Human Rights Council in Geneva, High Commissioner Volker Türk asked Member States whether enough was being done to protect people from...
Ukraine reels from one of the deadliest days of war
“With 21 civilians reported killed, 7 March was one of the deadliest days for civilians in Ukraine so far this year,” UN mission chief...
Libya’s fragile peace tested again as new clashes roil Tripoli
Clashes broke out earlier in the week across several districts of the Libyan capital, reportedly triggered by the killing of a prominent militia leader.The...
DR Congo aid operation reaches Beni with food supplies for thousands
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said that trucks packed with cereals, beans and cooking oil reached the city of Beni in North Kivu...
World News in Brief: Sudan food crisis update, justice in Thailand, UN can solve...
The World Food Programme (WFP) has increased its humanitarian response in Sudan’s conflict-ravaged areas, particularly in Darfur, where the risk of widespread famine looms.Since...
Strikes in Gaza, Lebanon, as aid teams support ‘overwhelmed’ burns centre
Beit Lahiya town in northern Gaza and Nuseirat refugee camp in the centre of the enclave were the focus of dawn strikes, local media...
Demand Diversity Roundtable Response to Administration’s Threat To DEI
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Marc H. MorialPresident and CEONational Urban League
“A second Trump administration intends to abandon efforts to advance and legally defend affirmative action...
Trump’s affordability crisis is catching up to Republicans as Black and Brown voters shift
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By Kevin Harris and Richard McDaniel —
Donald Trump won 48% of Latino voters in 2024 – the best Republican showing in...
A Courageous Questioning in These Times
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
The arrival of September 7th easily brings to mind and memory for Us the 60th anniversary of...
Fears grow that Lebanon may become another Gaza
“It's impossible to meet the needs of more than a million people who have been suddenly uprooted, displaced and dispossessed without additional resources coming...
Racism or Politics? “They’re Eating Cats and Dogs”
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US deportations raise serious human rights concerns
His Office, OHCHR, has received information that over 100 Venezuelan deportees are being detained at a notorious prison in El Salvador. OHCHR said 142,000 people...
Iraq unveils historic migration plan to boost development and stability
Unveiled on Wednesday, it creates new opportunities for work, education and family reunification, while strengthening migration governance and placing migration at the heart of...
Sudan war: Kordofan’s El-Obeid ‘one or two steps’ away from being attacked
“People in Sudan are not moving by choice, they are running just to find safety,” said Mohamed Refaat, IOM Chief of Mission in Sudan.Speaking from...
Rise in violence against civilians in South Sudan
The finding comes in its latest brief on violence against civilians, which also reveals a similar rise in incidents of conflict-related sexual violence (CSRV).Sources...
In Fire’s Wake, a Community Comes Together to Prevent Future Disasters
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By Ben Jealous —
“As we address the aftermath of the wildfires, let us resolve not just to build back better but...
