How genocide is defined—and why it’s so difficult to prove
The gravest of international crimes was outlawed in the 1940s after the atrocities of the Holocaust. But it took decades to convict anyone of genocide—and the term has since become…
Guterres requests meetings with Russian and Ukrainian Presidents 
In efforts to end the war in Ukraine, Secretary-General António Guterres has written separate letters to the leaders of Russia and Ukraine to request meetings with them in their respective…
Happy birthday Sir David
Sir David Attenborough: an inspiration to so many of us in the conservation world. His love for our natural world and its extraordinary species is compelling and infectious, to say…
Yiddish in Cairo: Egyptians Rescue Centuries of Jewish Life From Garbage Dumps
A Passover miracle: Special Project, carried out with the support of Egyptian authorities, seeks to preserve synagogues, cemeteries and priceless documents left behind after Jews were expelled Apr. 20, 2022…
Multigenerational Legacies of the Armenian Genocide (Webinar)
This International Center for MultiGenerational Legacies of Trauma multi-disciplinary webinar is held in advance of 24 April – the day commemorating the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Empire that began…
‘Name the killer cop’: Hundreds protest in Grand Rapids in response to fatal police shooting
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Protesters wanted to send a message Wednesday to the Grand Rapids Police Department loud and clear: “Stop murdering us!” It was one of many chants that…
Gov. Abbott doubles down on new inspection rule for truckers at Texas border
Commercial truckers bringing in produce and other goods from Mexico are protesting a new rule by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott requiring additional inspection, resulting in extremely long wait times and…
Tackling Poverty in BIPOC Communities
The Greater Twin Cities United Way awards $12.1 million in grants to increase the economic security of low-income residents. Reducing poverty is the No. 1 objective of the Greater Twin Cities…
New law creates fund for Indigenous land protection
Point of Fork, Virginia, is a place in Fluvanna County where a river separates or where two rivers come together, depending on your point of view. It’s the site of…
Former Disney princess says it was hard to watch BIPOC roles go to white women at the parks ‘even though I looked more like Jasmine and Pocahontas’
Former Disney princess Helen Planchet told Insider that auditioning for a job at parks as a biracial woman took a toll on her mental health. Over the seven years she spent auditioning, she said, she…
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