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    Man detained for ‘insulting’ Mnangagwa

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    Virginia Attorney General Issues Letter on Campus Antisemitism

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Virginia’s Attorney General Jason Miyares issued an open letter on Friday urging educators in the state to fight antisemitism in higher...

    Black America’s Reparations Push: 10 Important Questions On Pursuing Reparations

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Screenshots We are often reminded of the “Chicago School” adage: “If it exists, then it must be efficient; otherwise, it...

    ‘A Big Victory’: Biden Plan on Antisemitism Broadly Welcomed by US Jewish Groups, Activists

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). American Jewish groups on Thursday welcomed the release of the US National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, a first of its kind...

    Haiti: UN officials say ‘we are running out of time’ amid escalating crises

    Ahead of an expected closed-door Security Council meeting, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, called for the urgent deployment, with no...

    Cholera hampers opening of Zambia tech centres

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    News in Brief 27 January 2023 |

    This is the News in Brief from the United Nations.  ‘Reasonable grounds’ Syrian Air Forces behind 2018 chemical attack on Douma  There are reasonable grounds to...

    Using data to fix SA’s water challenges – CAJ News Africa

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    White House Believes US Hostage in Gaza to Be Released Sunday

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said there was “reason to believe” a U.S. hostage would be released from captivity...

    Pro-Russian Parties Stoking Antisemitism in Bulgaria, Jewish Leaders Warn

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The tiny Jewish community in Bulgaria is facing a wave of antisemitism stoked by pro-Russian parties, two of its leaders have...

    At UN, Salva Kiir calls for support to help restore peace, ease humanitarian crisis...

    “I am appealing to the international community to avail resources to help refugees and displaced persons who crossed into South Sudan,” Mr. Kiir told...

    Suspect Attacks Elderly Person in New York After Making Antisemitic Comments

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). A male making antisemitic remarks assaulted a 63-year-old in Central Park, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) Hate Crimes Division...

    US House Committee Announces Investigation Into Antisemitism at Rutgers University

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Rutgers University in New Jersey has been named as the latest school being investigated by the US House Committee on Education...

    UN Agency Staff Celebrated Oct. 7 Massacre, Part of ‘Terror Strategy’ at Root of...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Teachers at Palestinian schools run by the UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees celebrated Hamas’ Oct. 7 massacre against Israel and...

    NYPD Searching for Suspected Antisemitic Vandal Wanted for Targeting Jewish Sites

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is searching for a man suspected of vandalizing multiple Jewish targets and attempting to...

    NYPD Makes Baseless Arrests In Effort To Repress Pro-Palestine Demonstration

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By ANSWER Coalition Photos: ANSWER CoalitionYouTube Screenshots January 27, 2024, New York City – In another outrageous attack on free speech rights, NYPD...

    Lawyers’ Committee President Testifies On 2022 Midterms

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photo: YouTube WASHINGTON– Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, testified before the Subcommittee...

    US Economic Growth Slows in First Quarter; Weekly Jobless Claims Fall

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). US economic growth slowed more than expected in the first quarter, despite an increase in consumer spending, and activity is set to moderate further...

    Young Entrepreneur Opens Detroit’s Only Black-Owned Grocery Store

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos:LinkedInBlackBusiness.com Meet 34-year-old Raphael Wright, the founder and CEO of Neighborhood Grocery, the only Black-owned grocery store in Detroit, Michigan, and the...

    Video Gaming: Understanding The Impact Of Float Value And Wear On CSGO Skin Value

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube ScreenshotsBazoomWikimedia Commons When it comes to the world of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO), skins play a significant role in enhancing...

    Crises leave kids homeless, out of school in Mozambique – CAJ News Africa

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    SA reiterates call to lift sanctions against Cuba

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    Award-Winning Income Inequality Documentary ‘AMERICONNED’ Out Now

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: AMERICONNED Award-winning documentary AMERICONNED has opened theatrically in New York (Cinema Village), Los Angeles (Laemmle Monica Film Center) and in major...

    2024: Ten Issues Of Importance In The Year Ahead–Besides America’s Presidential Election

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Mel GurtovPeaceVoice Photos: YouTube Screenshots 2024 is likely to be filled with more than the usual challenges to planetary safety and survival....