From ruins to rebuilding: Three Jamaican mothers face the future after hurricane
Three women in Jamaica whose lives were upended by the destructive force of a hurricane which battered the Caribbean island are looking to rebuild...
Afghanistan: UN will ‘continue to engage’ with Taliban, following threat to withdraw cooperation
According to media reports, the Taliban “morality police” said earlier in the day that they would no longer cooperate with the UN Assistance Mission...
Christian Times Tribute to Lloyd A. Williams
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By Rev. Dennis Dillon, Christian Times —
As the HARLEM WEEK celebration continues in Harlem, our historic community, city and nation mourn...
Remember Black Women on Labor Day
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
The French philosopher Albert reportedly said, “Without work all life is rotten but when work is soulless,...
UN stands with Ukrainians for the long-term, insists UN aid chief
In a joint appeal from Kyiv, the UN’s emergency relief chief Tom Fletcher and Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said that millions of civilians...
Guterres welcomes deals to halt energy attacks in Ukraine, Russia
“Any ceasefire is welcome because it saves lives, but it is essential that a ceasefire paves the way for a just peace in Ukraine,”...
More than 5,600 killed in Haiti gang violence in 2024
These deaths represent an increase of over 1,000 on the total killings for 2023, according to figures verified by OHCHR. A further 2,212 people...
Mapping Our Way Forward in Treacherous Times, Pt. 1
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
Part 1.
Certainly, no one can honestly doubt, accurately deny or innocently dismiss the fact that we are...
Malcolm X Day Edition — Report Back from Honoring Louise Langdon Little in Grenada
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May 19, 2025 Malcolm X Day Edition of Vantage Point
The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels, is joined by special guests Schmeeka Simpson...
Deputy UN chief demands action to protect vulnerable migrants
“Migration is not just a statistic; it is the lived experience of women, men and children, each with unique identities and vulnerabilities – pursuing...
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...
Kazakhstan tightens laws to combat trafficking of newborns
To fight against trafficking newborns, the new legislation facilitates the criminal prosecution for such crimes as kidnapping, illegal deprivation of liberty, human trafficking, involvement...
Absent faces, destroyed homes – young students paint the pain of Gaza
Their paintings and drawings range from a portrait of an esteemed Palestinian poet and family members killed in conflict, to a sky blackened by...
World Humanitarian Day 2025: Aid workers mull record toll of their own
Speaking to UN News from the wartorn enclave to mark World Humanitarian Day, Olga Cherevko from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said that...
External flow of weapons into Sudan must end, insists UN’s Guterres
And amid spiralling violence and the massacre of civilians linked to advancing opposition forces in the Darfurs at the weekend, the UN chief called...
Sudan war has created suffering of ‘industrial proportions’, aid agencies warn
“With no viable peace in sight, the Sudanese are trapped in a humanitarian crisis of industrial proportions,” said Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN...
Ill-Advised and Problematic — by Dr. Ron Daniels
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Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels
I hold Governor Wes Moore in high regard as a capable public servant...
Upcoming Event: “The 2024 Presidential Election: Progress or Disaster?”
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What Will It Take? What Will It Yield?
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More than a century later woman can vote, hold office and have equal rights in theory, but that has not changed...
Palestine: International law obliges Israel to end occupation, says rights panel
It details the obligations for Israel, third-party States and the UN to bring to an end the unlawful occupation, according to the UN Independent...
Trump administration to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters
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By Andrea Shalal, Reuters —
Summary
• Legal expert says order would be unconstitutional• Order vows immediate action by Justice Department• Trumps says US...
Samia Suluhu Must Act Now to Heal Tanzania’s Political Crisis
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Prof PLO Lumumba message to Samia Suluhu Hassan is very clear we wish Tanzania well but we are bold enough...
270+ “No to Trump” Actions on January 18 — By Ted Glick
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By Ted Glick –
*Originally posted January 8, 2025.
With 10 days left to mobilize, it is clear that the People’s March, initiated...
Syrians’ hopes for a better future depend on justice for the disappeared, Human Rights...
Yasmen Almashan, a founding member of the Caesar Families Association, lost five of her six brothers between 2012 and 2014 during the early years...
