The city of Detroit has agreed to pay $300,000 to Robert Williams, a Black man wrongly arrested for shoplifting due to flawed facial recognition technology. As part of the settlement,…
Youth who participated in a two-week family intervention to reduce time spent on smartphones and other screen media showed improved behaviors relative to youth that did not participate, reports a study published…
BY GARRY PIERRE-PIERRE JUL. 16, 2021 Garry Pierre-PierreJan. 31, 2023 By Garry Pierre-Pierre | The Conversation My mother’s side of the family came from Miragoâne, the coastal southern city whose economy was…
Winning the vote for women was a mighty struggle. Securing full liberation for women of color was no less daunting The 19th Amendment, ratified in August 1920, paved the way…
At the 17th Session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Geneva, I had the privilege to speak on behalf of the Alliance in Defense of…
Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed the remains of what they believe are a 4,000-year-old temple and theater, shining a new light on the origins of complex religions in the region. The…
Some Black Americans are reclaiming antebellum estates as part of their family legacy, reflecting the power and possibility of these historic sites Breanna Henley had a powerful, inspired idea. To…
British Columbia affirms Indigenous ownership of the 200 islands the Haida have stewarded for millennia, marking a new path toward reconciliation. Support stories that are silenced elsewhere. Donate to our nonprofit newsroom. Twenty…
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is caused by parasites and spread through the bite of the tsetse fly. Chad has eliminated human African trypanosomiasis, a fly-borne tropical disease also known as…
Haitian women are on the front lines of the country’s crisis, yet they are being denied a seat at the table. Jessica Anania June 19, 2024, 8:00 AM Women crowd…