
It’s not just the acquittal but the embrace of Rittenhouse as a hero. By Erin Aubry Kaplan, Politico — Although Kyle Rittenhouse stood trial for shooting three white men, millions…
It’s not just the acquittal but the embrace of Rittenhouse as a hero. By Erin Aubry Kaplan, Politico — Although Kyle Rittenhouse stood trial for shooting three white men, millions…
The civil war has shifted dramatically since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed began a military campaign in the Tigray region a year ago. With Tigrayan fighters advancing toward the capital, Ethiopia…
Until federal reparations happen, local organizations across the country are stepping up. By Ray Levy Uyeda, YES! Magazine — In 2019, Joseph Thompson, the director of multicultural ministries and assistant professor…
By Tee Ngugi — Summary The developmental states, otherwise known as the Asian Tigers, are characterised by this sense of everyone feeling responsible — whatever their station in life —…
By Aanu Adeoye, TIME — When Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s prime minister, launched an attack on the restive region of Tigray in his country’s north last November, he promised it would…
Ethiopia’s main religions need to take an emotional distance from politics and find a neutral space so they can get moral clarity. By Mohammed Girma, The Conversation — Ethiopia is…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is travelling to Kenya, where he will be discussing the conflict in neighbouring Ethiopia. By BBC — US and UK citizens have been told…
All along the way, his eye is trained on moments of calm, locating an inherent grace, style, and sublime beauty in the Black everyday. By Jordan Coley, The New Yorker…
I think of the current Critical Race Theory controversy more as a Ziploc bag: a quick, easy place to stuff American history and get it out of the way, so…
By Juana Summers, NPR — Seven months ago, a House committee advanced a bill to study reparations for slavery, after more than three decades of efforts to build support for the idea….
By Mattea Kramer, TomDispatch — Robin Rue Simmons had been very curious about the truth of American life as a young person. But it was only after she finished high…
By Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon — In recent years, Danny Glover has used his formidable acting chops and Hollywood connections to boost a series of independent films that might…