Widow of former Haiti president charged in his killing The widow of the former president of Haiti, Jovenel Moïse, who was assassinated in July 2021, has been indicted in connection with his killing. A judge investigating the death of Moïse indicted nearly 50 suspects in a 122-page ruling on Monday, including Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Read More…
Day: March 15, 2024
Mexico’s Female Matadors Return To The World’s Largest Bullring
By Emily Green Spectators wait for the start of a bullfight at the Plaza México, in Mexico City, Jan. 28. Bullfighting returned to Mexico City after the Supreme Court of Justice overturned a 2022 ban that prevented these events from taking place in the capital. Fernando Llano/AP MEXICO CITY — Hilda Tenorio feels at home Read More…
20 Most Intelligent Black People of All Time Race
20 MOST INTELLIGENT BLACK People of All Time Race science, or scientific racism, is the belief that race and intelligence are linked, leading to disparities in social outcomes such as life expectancy, education, wealth, and imprisonment rates. Race scientists argue that black people are often worse off than white people due to their less natural Read More…
After WWII, The Sleepy Hamlet Became That Rarest Of Places
The photographer Gordon Parks, his wife Sally Parks, and their children in the living room of their new home, 1946. (Estate of Arnold Eagle/Courtesy Gordon Parks Foundation) A fleet of limousines pulled into the cul-de-sac in front of photographer Gordon Parks’s bungalow at 15 Adams Place in the suburban enclave of Parkway Gardens, in Greenburgh, Read More…
An Elephant Can Toss A Hippopotamus With It’s Trunk Alone
What animal is stronger than it looks? Someone already mentioned leopard, and it is true — a leopard can climb a tree while holding in its jaws a prey heavier than it is. But most people expect such strength from big cats. Here is a more surprising answer: An elephant. What, you say? Of course Read More…