Read more about the article The Forgotten Black Explorers Who Transformed Americans’ Understanding of the Wilderness

The Forgotten Black Explorers Who Transformed Americans’ Understanding of the Wilderness

Esteban, York and James Beckwourth charted the American frontier between the 16th and 19th centuries Every summer, millions of Americans flock to the United States’ 63 national parks. Federally protected wilderness areas offer…

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Read more about the article Did you know The 13th Amendment, ratified in 1865, provided a loophole that allowed for the mass incarceration of newly freed slaves.

Did you know The 13th Amendment, ratified in 1865, provided a loophole that allowed for the mass incarceration of newly freed slaves.

Source: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/donald-r-56a5721a7_policychange-ugcPost-7213364571888103425-l9sQ/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios The call for reparations for the American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS) is justified by the historical evidence of failed criminal justice policies that have disproportionately harmed the black…

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Read more about the article Securing women’s lives: examining system interactions and perpetrator risk in intimate femicide sentencing judgments over a decade in Australia.

Securing women’s lives: examining system interactions and perpetrator risk in intimate femicide sentencing judgments over a decade in Australia.

In Australia, at least one woman a week is murdered by her current or former partner. According to Destroy the Joint, this equated to the killing of at least 57…

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Read more about the article How Kenya’s President Broke the Social Contract

How Kenya’s President Broke the Social Contract

Faced with economic crisis and mass protests, Washington’s newest non-NATO ally has turned to brutal repression at home. Binaifer Nowrojee June 28, 2024, 4:39 AM https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/06/28/kenya-protests-ruto-imf-taxes-poverty-broke-social-contract/?utm_content=gifting&gifting_article=a2VueWEtcHJvdGVzdHMtcnV0by1pbWYtdGF4ZXMtcG92ZXJ0eS1icm9rZS1zb2NpYWwtY29udHJhY3Q Protesters are arrested by…

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