
By overturning Roe v. Wade, the US Supreme Court has thrown the issue of abortion back to the states – and made it harder for Black and brown women to…
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By overturning Roe v. Wade, the US Supreme Court has thrown the issue of abortion back to the states – and made it harder for Black and brown women to…
By David Badash, The New Civil Rights Movement — An advisory group of Texas educators has proposed changing the word “slavery” to “involuntary relocation” after the Texas State Board of…
By Xinhua — The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday warned of a “dire” rise in hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean, after the number of…
Hennepin County, where George Floyd was murdered by former police officer Derek Chauvin, is set to make history by electing its first sheriff of color. By Jeroslyn Johnson, Black Enterprise…
After the Civil War, African Americans in the South transformed Independence Day into a celebration of their newly won freedom. By Ethan J. Kytle and Blain Roberts, The Atlantic —…
Three new histories of British colonialism and slavery – by Vincent Brown, Thomas Harding and Kojo Koram – reveal the empire’s corrosive effects on today’s politics. By Laleh Khalili, New…
Akron police shooting of Jayland Walker sparks protests. “I have never seen the kind of grief and the kind of pain that I’m seeing today,” the family’s lawyer told BuzzFeed…
At the annual meeting, this weekend in Suriname with the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), food security and governance are among the key matters for consideration….
States and cities weigh compensation and fixing broken systems. By April Simpson, Center for Public Integrity — Georgia state Sen. Kim Jackson has pretty much given up on the idea…
By Bert Wilkinson, New York Amsterdam News — Grenadians this week began living under a new government following general elections late last week that saw a government which had won…
By David Schultz, CounterPunch — The Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts is the most reactionary ever in American history. Its Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision taking away abortion…
Washington, DC — U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) led a group of Senators urging President Biden to establish a Presidential Commission to study and issue proposals on a national apology and…