From silence to strength: Women leaders speak out in South Sudan
She knows what it’s like to be silenced.Born into a family that didn’t believe in educating girls, she had to stay home while her brothers went to school. Only when she...
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...
Congressional Black Caucus Statement on D.C. Crime Bills
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding two anti-D.C. home...
Black Veterans Are Deported After Serving America
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By David A. Love, JD, Black Commentator —
When we think of those people who are deported from the U.S., we often...
UNICEF: 20% of world’s children still trapped in extreme poverty
Nearly 90 per cent of those children are in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, but even in high-income countries, 23 per cent live with...
AI and anonymity fuel surge in digital violence against women
Fuelled by artificial intelligence, anonymity, and weak accountability, online abuse is rapidly escalating. Yet, 1.8 billion women and girls still lack legal protection from...
Gaza: Diplomatic momentum must translate into urgent steps on the ground
That’s according to Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq, who told journalists in New York that it was “essential now to translate the diplomatic momentum into...
Imam Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid, Harlem’s Respected Muslim Leader and Pan-African Voice, Dies at 74
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Imam Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid, the longtime spiritual leader of the Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood in Harlem and one of New York’s...
UNHCR urges balance as UK unveils new asylum proposals
The UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood formally announced the measures on Monday, aimed at tightening controls on irregular arrivals while maintaining the country’s commitment...
Sudan war: Aid teams plead for access to thousands trapped in El Fasher
That ordeal reduced people to eating peanut shells and animal feed, UN human rights chief Volker Türk said on Friday, before condemning the reported...
Progress in protecting women is real but fragile, UN-backed report warns
Launched on Thursday, the Spotlight Initiative Impact Report details how legal reform, social mobilisation and investment in survivor services have driven transformative change across...
Dr. E. Faye Williams to be crowned Queen Mother in Accra, Ghana
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A Global Visionary Honored for a Lifetime of Service, Leadership, and Love for Humanity — Accra, Ghana November 23, 2025
In a...
Dr. Benjamin Chavis Celebrated as ‘Father of the Environmental Justice movement’
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“Don’t cop out, cop in,” Chavis calls for activists to use their power at the upcoming United Nations COP30 conference.
By Siena...
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...
International Criminal Court: Sanctions threaten global fight against impunity
Annalena Baerbock’s statement came as the assembly discussed the ICC’s annual report in the light of United States’ sanctions imposed on judges and prosecutors...
Trapped behind bars: Reforming Haiti’s broken detention system
Most of those people died “as a result of lack of medical care, unsanitary cells, insufficient food, and limited access to drinking water,” according...
A Conversation with Marc Morial, CEO, National Urban League
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Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor, is joined by special guest Marc Morial, President/CEO, National Urban League. Topics: State of Emergency...
The Politics of Fear and Mislabeling
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
Now that Zohran Mamdani is the Mayor-elect of New York City, expect the slings and arrows at...
Good News in Gary and Pittsburgh — But Still America Declines
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By Ben Jealous —
Thirty miles south of Chicago, the Gary Works steel mill is getting a $14 billion modernization, protecting tens...
World News in Brief: Ukraine war update, Philippines typhoon latest, demographic shift in Europe...
Between Friday and early morning Monday, at least 15 civilians were killed and over 70 were injured, according to OCHA. On Saturday night, missile and drone...
Gazans continue heading home as ‘fragile ceasefire’ holds
A month into the ceasefire in Gaza, families continue to slowly head back to their former homes and communities wherever access is allowed, the...
Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson Calls for Peace and Humanitarian Support in Nigeria — Opposes...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson (IL-1) today released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s recent threat...
‘Worrying reports’ continue of abductions and disappearances in Syria
“Eleven months after the fall of the former government in Syria, we continue to receive worrying reports about dozens of abductions and enforced disappearances,” Spokesperson Thameen...
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...
