When the Birds Stop Singing
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By Ben Jealous —
Where I grew up in California, on quiet mornings, you could hear the birds before anything else –...
Gaza: Hospitals rationing critical supplies, ambulances stalling
What little fuel remains is powering essential operations, but it is running out fast, and there are virtually no additional accessible stocks left, UN...
The Syria prison survivor who’s seeking justice for those still missing
Today, with the backing of the UN, one of those former detainees, Syrian human rights defender Riyad Avlar, is working to find out what...
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...
UN urges opening of all Gaza crossings to deliver three-month food supply
The agency says it already has enough supplies in place to feed the entire population of the Strip for three months – if full...
World News in Brief: Rights abuses in Haiti, Sudan war sees exodus to Chad,...
Between 1 January and 30 May, at least 2,680 people – including 54 children – were killed, 957 injured, 316 kidnapped for ransom, and...
Remembering the Revolution: Lessons for Today
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In a state where towns revisit old stories and cities reel from new ones, America’s 250th asks what it really means...
in Senegal very few planted areas show progress
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By Annah Lake Zhu and Amadou Ndiaye, The Conversation —
Africa’s Great Green Wall project began as an ambitious plan to build...
IBW Congratulates Chairman Richard Adams on Receiving Prestigious Proclamation from City of Pittsburgh
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Mayor Ed Gainey and the city honor Richard Adams for over four decades of leadership, integrity, and civic engagement
The Institute of...
Sudan: Atrocities ‘repeated town by town’, ICC prosecutor tells UN Security Council
Briefing ambassadors, ICC Deputy Prosecutor Nazhat Shameem Khan said the situation in Darfur had “darkened even further,” with civilians subjected to what she described...
Human trafficking depends on corruption at every step
A Chilean police officer stationed at the border collaborated on the scheme, enabling the crime.Were it not for border guards, public officials and other...
Bipartisan bill demands Trump administration come up with strategy to help Haiti
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By Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald —
One of Haiti’s staunchest advocates in Congress wants to force the Trump administration to come up...
UN war crimes tribunals move closer to completion
The President and Prosecutor with the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) briefed ambassadors on progress made over the past two years as...
Myanmar earthquake: Search and rescue efforts continue in race against time
According to news reports citing Myanmar’s military leader, around 1,700 are confirmed dead from Friday’s 7.7 magnitude quake, with some 3,400 injured and hundreds...
Ukraine: Three years of war reverses progress for women and girls
Russia’s full-scale invasion has forced more than 1.8 million women to flee their homes within Ukraine, while nearly 6.7 million require humanitarian assistance.More than...
Reconstruction and vital repairs underway in Syria, as ‘security conditions’ permit
UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters at the daily briefing on Thursday that bakeries in Aleppo are at near full capacity – “but partners report that...
Yemen: Nearly half the population facing acute food insecurity in some southern areas
Yemen remains trapped in a prolonged political, humanitarian and development crisis, after enduring years of conflict between government forces and Houthi rebels, with populations...
UN humanitarian chief demands resumption of aid in Gaza
No aid has entered the enclave since Israel implemented a ban on 2 March and the entire population, more than two million people, is...
What Would We Do Without Immigrants? — by Dr. Julianne Malveaux
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
Douglas Turner Ward (1930-2021) wrote a searing play, Days of Absence that depicted the way life might...
Worldwide levels of forced displacement hit new high: UNHCR
The report found that forced displacement rose to 120 million in May 2024, marking the 12th consecutive annual increase – a result of ongoing...
IBW’s Grenada Action Agenda – Institute of the Black World 21st Century
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Fostering collaboration with government and civil society to honor history and support people-based democracy and development in Grenada
Overview
Pursuant to the commitment...
World News in Brief: Sudan refugees, aid for Syrian returnees, MERS alert in Saudi...
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, reported on Wednesday that most of the new arrivals are women and children.Many have come from Zamzam camp and...
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...
Miss This Scientific Formula and You Could Always Get the Universe Origin Wrong
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The literature is filled with scientific and philosophical theories attempting to explain the origin of the cosmos. Some people trust Albert...
