Enslaved: The Lost History of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Join us on October 20, 1pm EDT, to meet creators and protagonists of the CBC & EPIX docuseries starring Samuel L. Jackson. The series explores 400 years of human trafficking…
Calls to Tax the Rich Abound. But What Exactly Does that Mean?
“Tax the rich” has turned into a mantra for some of New York’s newly empowered left-leaning lawmakers as the state faces dramatic budget shortfalls and Washington whiplashes through stop-and-start negotiations over…
Natural disasters surge in past 20 years, likely to continue to wreak havoc: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Extreme weather events have increased dramatically in the past 20 years, taking a heavy human and economic toll worldwide, and are likely to wreak further havoc, the…
UN Report Warns Climate Change Could Boost Demand for Humanitarian Aid
GENEVA - The United Nations is warning that climate change is threatening the lives of millions of people throughout the world, and that demand for humanitarian aid could rise 50%…
Young girls prepare for some chores outside their family's shelters at the Protection of Civilians (POC) site in Wau on February 1, 2020. - 13,000 civilians shelter under UN protection at the Protection of Civilian (POC) site, adjacent to the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) field office, just outside Wau town having fled massacres and burning villages -during a ruinous six-year conflict between forces loyal to the South Sudan President, Salva Kiir-led government and those of his political rival, former vice-president, Riek Machar- a string of failed truces and hollow promises has spawned distrust in the two rival leaders now facing intense pressure to forge a permanent truce. (Photo by TONY KARUMBA / AFP)
Pandemic Worsens Challenges Faced by Girls Globally
The world marks the International Day of the Girl Child on Sunday, during a year in which a global pandemic and subsequent economic downturn has created further challenges for girls.…
Nagorno-Karabakh fighting raises threat of deadly escalation
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian attempt to broker a cease-fire to end the worst outbreak of hostilities over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in more than a quarter-century has failed…
Race, gender dominated coverage of Harris’s VP announcement, report finds
“It’s time for women to be judged on their merits — and for the media to take a critical look at their biased coverage." Media coverage of Sen. Kamala Harris’…
UN report: Trump ‘seemingly legitimizing’ hate crimes against Asian Americans
US President Donald Trump, with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, holds a press conference on China on May 29, 2020, in the Rose Garden of the White House in…
Bending the Arc | The Vote (2020)
https://youtu.be/Rb5zG9EFcGI The Bending the Arc Project explores the long struggle against racism in Alabama, featuring the stories of both African Americans and a small group of little-known white allies who…
As Indigenous Peoples Day Becomes More Widely Celebrated, Christopher Columbus Statues Become Lightning Rods
While some cities are taking extra precautions to protect their Christopher Columbus statues from potential vandalism on this year's Indigenous Peoples' Day, others are preparing to have them removed. As…
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