On Giving Tuesday, Give Black
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
It’s the end of the year, which means you are being barraged by requests to give. Whether...
Hurricane Melissa: WFP calls for greater investment in preparedness, building resilience
“We cannot forget Haiti,” said Lola Castro, speaking from the capital, Port-au-Prince, while also appealing for Jamaica, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.More than 80 people were killed and roughly six million...
Surprised by the Headlines About White Men and College? Time for a Reality Check.
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By Ben Jealous —
The headlines this month about White men, college admissions, and the fallout from ending affirmative action startled a...
Trump killed two racist birds with one stone with his shithole slur
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By Earl Ofari Hutchinson —
Trump finally did something that has been a totally alien concept to him. He told the truth....
Venezuela’s National Guard linked to killings, torture and repression, UN probe finds
The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission says the force has played a central role in systematic repression since 2014, entrenching impunity and violating basic rights.“The facts we have documented show the...
Jesse Jackson’s leadership lessons needed now
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The leadership lessons Jesse Jackson has given us are not poetic—they are practical, hard-won and urgently needed now.
By Ben Jealous —
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Ancient Ethical Values and Practices For Our Time
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
All around the world and on every inhabited continent in the world, during the week of December...
America’s Seasonal Reminder of a Housing Crisis We Refuse to Fix
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
Every December, we celebrate the story of a child born in a manger. We adorn nativity scenes...
Science180 Mathematically Reaches the Most Sought-After Milestone at the Intersection of Science and Faith
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American scientist Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel mathematically proved that the Earth was formed 2.82 days, the Moon 3.32 days, and the Sun...
Global campaign reveals human rights ‘are the basis of our existence’
UN News asked Astrid Van Genderen Stort, OHCHR chief of external engagement and partnerships, about hers. “My everyday essentials are my family, a sense...
Afghanistan’s crisis deepens as human rights recede and aid funding falls
Briefing the Security Council, Georgette Gagnon, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, and Tom Fletcher, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, said nearly...
Peace proves relative in Gaza with no let-up in deadly airstrikes
“The Security Council resolution is very clear about not calling anything a border or anything else, it is about a territory that needs to...
Corona & East Elmhurst, NY — History-Making Communities
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Dr. Ron Daniels, aka “The Professor,” is joined by Andrew Jackson (Sekou), Former Executive Director of the Langston Hughes Library and...
The Professor on the Soapbox + Audience Call-In
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In this special edition of Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels, aka “The Professor,” takes to the Soapbox to offer timely commentary...
Gaza’s babies ‘scarred by war before first breath’ by malnutrition
Speaking from the shattered enclave, UNICEF Communication Manager Tess Ingram said that at least 165 children are reported to have died “painful, preventable deaths”...
Global atrocity risks rising, warns new UN adviser on genocide prevention
In his first interview since assuming the post in August, Chaloka Beyani reflected on the origins of his mandate, created by the UN Security Council in the wake...
Why you don’t have to embrace evolution or deny God to scientifically prove that...
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Most Christians and atheists think that it is impossible ever to demonstrate how God created the universe. Some Christians compromisingly embrace...
Sudan: UN chief condemns deadly strikes on children’s nursery, hospital
In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that he was appalled to learn that multiple drone strikes on 4 December...
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...
Why is the war between mathematics and physics drifting science in the wrong direction?
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Scientists have collected a lot of data on nature based on specific hypothesis, but because these data did not yield the...
One year after Assad’s fall, Syria’s future must be ‘free, sovereign and united’
In a statement on Sunday, António Guterres paid tribute to the “resilience and courage of the Syrian people, who never stopped nurturing hope despite...
‘The system has failed’: Giles Duley’s mission to reframe disability in war
At UN Headquarters in New York, where we met the world-renowned British photographer, writer, chef and NGO founder, staff stopped him after the press...
Scientifically cracking the code of turbulence
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Turbulence is one of the mysteries in physics and solving it can be very fulfilling for many scientific disciplines. But how...
How was the Solar System formed?
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Many theories have been proposed about the origin of the Solar System, but until recently, the scientific community was unsure of...
