U.S. to investigate former Indian boarding schools, find any remains
June 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. government will investigate the dark history of Indian boarding schools, and work to find the remains of children who died in them, Interior Secretary…
Does the U.S. need a truth and reconciliation commission?
After the social unrest prompted by the murder of George Floyd, some are asking: Is it finally time for the U.S. to establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission? Today, we’ll…
City of Charleston commits $2M toward Emanuel memorial
The city of Charleston has committed $2 million toward the memorial honoring the nine victims and five survivors of the Emanuel AME Church shooting six years ago. The contribution was…
Juneteenth becomes federal holiday celebrating end of slavery in US
The US will officially recognize Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in America, as a federal holiday after Joe Biden signed a bill into law on Thursday. At a jubilant White…
Albuquerque marks 50th anniversary of Mexican American uprising over police violence
Activists in Albuquerque this week commemorated the 50th anniversary of one of the first modern Mexican American rebellions against police over discrimination and harassment. Why it matters: The "Albuquerque uprising" is part of…
Federal policy has failed to protect Indigenous women
Lawmakers in the nation’s capital have an opportunity to fix a longstanding problem with the landmark legislation to prevent domestic violence: its failure to protect Indigenous women. The 1994 Violence Against…
US official to address legacy of Indigenous boarding schools
(AP) - U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and other federal officials are expected Tuesday to announce steps the federal government plans to take to reconcile the troubled legacy of boarding…
Daniel Morgan: ‘My dad had an axe embedded in his skull’
Last week the Metropolitan Police was labelled "institutionally corrupt" in its handling of the killing of Daniel Morgan - Britain's most-investigated, unsolved murder. After five separate police inquiries, spanning more…
Amazon Takes the Human out of Human Resources and It Doesn’t Go Well
"98 percent of everything's going great -- people are having the right experiences," said Amazon HR leader Ofori Agboka. That sounds amazing. A lot of us would be thrilled to…
U.N. decries “further chilling message” for Hong Kong media freedom
GENEVA (Reuters) - The Hong Kong police raid at pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily “sends a further chilling message for media freedom”, the chief U.N. human rights spokesperson told Reuters on…
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