The Military-University-Industry Complex Targets Africa
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The Pentagon launched the Minerva Research Initiative in 2008 as a “DoD-sponsored, university-based social science research initiative that focuses on areas...
The Rising Tide of Reparations Consciousness
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By Trevor Smith —
In 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech at the 50th anniversary of the National Urban League...
The Moral Failure Of The Republican Presidential Candidates To Challenge Trump
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By Michael WaldmanBrennan Center
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Donald Trump’s win in the Iowa Republican caucus did not surprise.
Turnout was desultory, about 40 percent...
Lawyers For Atlanta Deacon Killed By Police To Announce Lawsuit Against City
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Lawyers for Deacon Johnny Hollman Sr.,who was killed by Atlanta Police Officer Kiran Kimbrough, will be holding a press...
Technicality could sink genocide case v Israel
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South Africa may have given the World Court a way out of ruling that Israel is plausibly committing genocide and must...
Mayor Eric Adams’s Budget Chaos Threatens New York Families
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The following is a statement by The People’s Plan organization in New York City regarding Mayor Eric Adams’ FY25 preliminary...
Soccer: Namibia Defeats Tunisia In 2023 Africa Cup Of Nations Opener
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Namibia produced a huge upset as Deon Hotto’s 88th-minute header secured victory over Tunisia in their 2023 Africa Cup...
December 12th Movement matriarch Viola Plummer makes her transition
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By Nayaba Arinde, Our Time Press —
A snowstorm swept through New York City on Dr. Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January...
How Did We Become So Willing To Dehumanize The Death Of Innocents?
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By Sarena Neymany PeaceVoice
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For me, being Jewish was never about religion or Zionism. My holocaust survivor parents sent me...
University Of Connecticut: Outstanding New York Students Named To Fall Dean’s List
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The following is a list of New York state students who were named to the Dean’s List at...
North Carolina: Founder Of Black-Owned Tea Bar In Charlotte Opens Second Location
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Sherry Waters, the founder behind the beloved Black-owned tea haven, The Pauline Tea-Bar & Apothecary, unveils its...
Civil War talk in presidential contest reveals fresh divisions on race
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The conflict that ripped the country apart 160 years ago has resurfaced as a campaign issue.
By Toluse Olorunnipa, The Washington Post...
Minister of Information and National Orientation Addresses Circulating Narratives on Payments made by Ministry...
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ABUJA, JANUARY 7, 2024 — Mohammed Idris, the Honorable Minister of Information and National Orientation of Nigeria, issues this statement to...
NFFG/NEGA congratulates Hussieni, Nuhu on FG appointment
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The Board and Management of Nollywood Film Festival Germany NFFG and its sister event Nollywood Europe Golden Award NEGA has sent...
IOM Chief: International Community Must Not Turn Its Back on World’s Largest Displacement in...
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Geneva/ N’Djamena/ Port Sudan – The International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s Director General, Amy Pope, has called on the international community...
It’s not only Israel on trial. South Africa is testing the west’s claim to...
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Supporters of Palestine have long been told their position is fringe. But this case gives them legitimacy – and tests the...
One in Five People in the Central Sahel Needs Humanitarian Aid: Now is the...
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New York/Geneva/Rome – The crises gripping the Central Sahel are exacerbating humanitarian and protection needs and threatening to reverse development gains. In...
What Would Martin Do?
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By Julianne Malveaux —
Years ago, young people used to wear a wristband that said WWJD, or What Would Jesus Do? Today,...
We Must Honestly Study Dr. King To Heal Our World
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By Tom H. Hastings
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Those who like violence, those who prefer cathartic rage, love to lift out King’s words...
Community Action Alert: Urge Your Senators To Support Bernie Sanders’ Israel Accountability Resolution
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By CAIR
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the nation, today...
Uganda’s Staggering Rate Of Teen Motherhood Can Shatter Life Dreams
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BUGHENDERA, Uganda — In this East African country, many young women’s dreams of earning a university degree and pursuing...
“Americans are missing the point of the King holiday”
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We now “treat it like a day to celebrate King and we ignore the fact that all these other things are...
Fighting Poverty In 2024: OECS, CDB And World Bank Partnering To Fight Poverty
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Monday, January 15, 2024 — The fight against poverty is being accelerated in 2024. Poverty reduction in the...
Report: European Union Failing To Protect Human Rights Of Most Vulnerable
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By Human Rights Watch
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European Union and its member states renewed their commitments to uphold and protect rights in 2023,...