The Other Afghan Women: War what is it good for Absolutely Nothing. In the countryside, the endless killing of civilians turned women against the occupiers who claimed to be helping them. Late one afternoon this past August, Shakira heard banging on her front gate. In the Sangin Valley, which is in Helmand Province, in southern Read More…
Japan avoided a lockdown by telling everyone to steer clear of the 3 C’s. Here’s what that means. Many people predicted that Japan would be hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, but the country has been relatively unscathed. People have posited several reasons for Japan’s success, including an existing culture of mask-wearing. Others have said Read More…
“Lots of homes are destroyed, people are dead and some are at the hospital,” Christella Saint Hilaire, who lives near the epicenter, told the AFP news agency. Haiti’s new prime minister, Ariel Henry, declared a state of emergency. He said on Twitter that the “violent quake” had caused loss of life and “enormous damage” in Read More…
Dont call me Murzyn: Black Women in Poland are powering the Campaign Against a Racial Slur!!! Like many Polish people of African descent, Sara Alexandre still remembers when she first realized she was seen as different. “For me it was kindergarten,” says Alexandre, whose father is Angolan, describing an incident when she was barred from Read More…
The Black Press is the vanguard of our history and guardian of our future. For decades, the Black press corps has been the vanguard of the Black community’s history and the guardian of our future. It has been one of the few institutions that has acknowledged our pain while making space for our promise. Read More…
More than 500 arrests across the nation have come after the riot, which saw protestors break into the U.S. Capitol as legislators voted to certify Joe Biden’s presidential win. Many of the rioters were supporters of President Donald Trump. Five people died in the riot, including a Capitol Police officer who died after suffering a Read More…
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