In its report "Squandered: 2021 Global Nuclear Weapons Spending" the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons shows in 2021, the year before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, nine nuclear-armed states spent…
(JTA) — Men flying banners with far-right symbols gathered outside a synagogue in Germany on the anniversary of its attempted torching, allegedly by a Turkish citizen. Gathering June 5 in…
GONDAR, Ethiopia (JTA) — It was love at first sight for Wesom Mellesse when his wife stepped into his metal shop 17 years ago. “Her dad took her into my…
A group of more than 40 racial justice organizations are calling on leaders in Congress to reinstate the enhanced child tax credit. In a letter sent to Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer,…
National study finds Black and white children with the same test scores are equally likely to be removed from regular classrooms The Hechinger Report is a national nonprofit newsroom that…
Five states are looking to update their constitutions to finally get rid of antiquated language that allows slavery and involuntary servitude to serve as punishment for some crimes. This year, voters in…
The state Supreme Court ruled that a person’s race should be taken into consideration when determining the legality of police seizures. The Court also changed the rules for excluding a…
The best time to talk about reparations was right after slavery’s end. The second-best time is now Jewish victims of the Holocaust have so far received over $90 billion in reparations, while…
Oakland was the latest stop in a community listening tour by the state’s Reparations Task Force, the first committee of its kind in the nation. Back in 2020, California formed…
On June 11 and 12, opponents of “critical race theory” will hear the voices of educators, parents, students, and community organizers who refuse to lie about the true history of…