
By Ja’han Jones — Nija Guider, 21, spent three days in a Georgia jail ― locked away from her infant son ― because she attended a party where marijuana was…
By Ja’han Jones — Nija Guider, 21, spent three days in a Georgia jail ― locked away from her infant son ― because she attended a party where marijuana was…
The Trump administration on January 18 removed Haiti from the list of countries eligible for the H2A and H2B temporary visas for low-skilled workers. The move came after President Trump reportedly called Haiti a “s–thole” and asked why we don’t have more immigrants from Norway. Here’s why Norwegians can’t fill America’s immigration needs. By Cindy Huang and Hannah Postel — The Trump administration on January 18 removed Haiti from the…
Masekela began playing the trumpet at the age of 14, after seeing the film Young Man with a Horn. By Nino Pagliccia — Legendary South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela –…
Around the world, the labor of poor people fuels the rising concentration of wealth. By Benjamin Dangl, AlterNet — Forida is a 22-year-old sewing machine operator in a clothing factory in Dahka, Bangladesh. She often works 12-hour days producing clothing for brands such as H&M and Target. Sometimes, during busy production cycles, the hours are even longer. “Last year, I worked until midnight for a full month,” Forida said. “I…
By Nicholas Powers, Truthout — “Never tell anyone,” my mother hissed, “that we’re on welfare!” I sputtered, “Okay.” She let go, angrily. People shuffled to the window where a tired man scanned their papers. That was 1982. Passing a poster of President Reagan, she shot him the middle finger. Later I realized, he rose to power by branding women like her “welfare queens.” Republicans talk of prosperity, dignity and self-reliance….
Topics: A New Book — Reparations for Slavery and the Slave Trade. The Highly Acclaimed Book — When They Call You A Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir. The “Professor” on the Soap Box Discussing the Problem of NEGROES Harming the Race! Guests: Dr. Ana Lucia Araujo (Professor of History, Howard University, Washington, D.C.),
Asha Bandele (Senior Director, Grants, Partnerships and Special Projects, Drug Policy Alliance, NYC).
By Garikai Chengu — Four hundred and eight years ago today King Phillip III of Spain signed an order, which was one of the earliest examples of ethnic cleansing. At…
STRUGGLE: The descendants of those who were colonised have long been calling for justice By Dr Nicola Frith — THE PAST 20 years has seen a gradual resurfacing of public…
By Jason Opal, The Conversation — U.S. President Donald Trump’s bigotry is no longer in question. Most recently he has called Haiti, the largest Black nation in our hemisphere, a “shithole” whose people “all have AIDS.” The man’s a racist, period. So are many of his fans. The puzzle is how Trump came to be a symbol of national pride for evangelical Protestants who value strict morality and good manners. In 2016, 80 per cent of…
By Dina Gerdeman, Forbes — The ties between slavery and capitalism in the United States weren’t always crystal clear in our history books. For a long time, historians mostly depicted…
By Amanda Duberman — Nina Parks bought a VIP ticket for her first cannabis business conference in early 2015. “It was so expensive, I thought, I don’t even know how…
By Ryan Cooper, The Week — President Trump is the most coarsely racist person to hold his office since Woodrow Wilson or even Andrew Johnson, and it’s never more obvious than…