Addressing leaders from Government, business and multilateral agencies during a high-level event on Generation Unlimited - a global partnership to help 10 to 24 year-olds access education, training and job opportunities –…
UNESCO, the lead UN agency for education globally, also highlighted persisting inequalities associated with distance learning that particularly impact vulnerable populations. “The educational crisis remains severe,” said Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO. https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?creatorScreenName=UN_News_Centre&dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1300418060181008385&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.un.org%2Fen%2Fstory%2F2020%2F09%2F1071402&siteScreenName=UN_News_Centre&theme=light&widgetsVersion=219d021%3A1598982042171&width=550px “Several…
Abstract Background Racism, and resultant racial/ethnic discrimination is a ubiquitous social determinant of health that is linked to adverse alcohol-related outcomes. To our knowledge, no studies have examined whether manifestations…
With his hair now salt-and-pepper gray, Harold A. Franklin wore a red-striped tie over an elegant black suit with a handkerchief tucked in the lapel as he walked across the…
Amid the chaos and confusion of recent riots, Andrew Sullivan declares at his blog: “Here’s one thing I have absolutely no conflict about. Rioting and lawlessness are evil.” States exist…
WASHINGTON, D.C.Like many other African-American parents, Tasha Johnson made the ten-hour drive to Washington, D.C., from Brunswick, Georgia, on Friday to represent her two sons, 27-year-old Rafeal and 26-year-old Akeem.…
There is arguably no artist hotter and more recognizable in music right now than Megan Thee Stallion. With less than two years in the industry, the 25-year-old Houston native has five top…
“Let’s air them out because this is ALARMING,” said one post that went viral last year Emma Hallberg’s Instagram is filled with pictures of her glowing brown skin, thick ebony curls and…
(CNN)Following what she called the "continued genocide of Black people," Naomi Osakapulled out of her Western & Southern Open match in New York City on Thursday because there are "much more…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are setting up a task force to study and make recommendations for reparations to African Americans, particularly the descendants of slaves, as the nation…