Canada approved reparations – the US can be next
The American case for reparations can draw encouragement and examples from Canada. The federal government just set aside a huge sum – $40bn – to compensate the victims and relatives…
Elorza proposes millions for housing, reparations in new COVID-relief fund spending plan
PROVIDENCE — Mayor Jorge Elorza has unveiled a proposal for spending more than $123 million in American Rescue Plan Act money, aiming to allocate large amounts on housing, reparations and replacement…
Nobel Laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah Urges Us Not to Forget the Past
When Tanzanian novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah won the 2021 Nobel Prizein Literature last October, becoming the first Black writer to win the award since Toni Morrison in 1993, his books shot to the top…
Violent Crime in the U.S. Is Surging. But We Know What to Do About It
ust before Thanksgiving in Philadelphia, dozens of residents gathered on a basketball court in the city’s Lawncrest section to mourn the loss of Jessica Covington. Thirty-two years old and seven months…
Pedro Almodóvar Presents a Beguiling Thriller About Motherhood
Penélope Cruz and Milena Smit play two new mothers from very different backgrounds in the Spanish director’s latest study in female interiority. The title Parallel Mothers could apply to a number of…
The Legendary Maya Angelou Becomes The First Black Woman Featured On A US Quarter
On Monday, the US Mint announced that a new quarter featuring the iconic poet, memoirist and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has begun shipping as part of the American Women…
UN raps Tunisia over arrest of ex-justice minister
UN expresses 'concerns' about human rights abuses in Tunisia, demands held Ennahdha official to be released. The United Nations has expressed concern about human rights abuses in Tunisia and demanded…
Fatal shooting of Black man by off-duty officer sparks protest in North Carolina
Deputy tells authorities Jason Walker, 37, jumped on to his vehicle as protesters challenge police version of events Protesters gathered in Fayetteville, North Carolina, for a second night in a…
Tarnished Gold: Aircraft, fuel key to illegal Amazon mining
BOA VISTA, Brazil (AP) — The scorching Amazon sun beats down as a group of agents inspect the body of a black helicopter. Nearby, in the backyard of the federal…
U.S. emissions surged in 2021, putting the nation further off track from its climate targets
A jump in coal-fired power helped drive the increase, according to a report from the Rhodium Group. U.S. greenhouse gas emissions roared back in 2021, the latest indicator that the…
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