Americas
Exhorting international leaders to take “every effort” to “prevent a further escalation” of the fighting in the Middle East, the Ukrainian leader argued that “Iran’s actions threaten the entire region and the world, just as Russia’s actions threaten a larger conflict.” And then he brought his point home: “Words do not stop drones and do […]
Black Muslims have been part of America’s story since the beginning. They continue to weave color into the fabric of diversity in U.S. culture today. The first Muslims in America arrived 500 years ago — long before the United States was established as an independent country. Historians note that Muslim explorers sailed on colonial expeditions […]
Ed Dwight, the trailblazing veteran who was America’s first black astronaut candidate, is slated to make history by finally journeying into space at the age of 90. Blue Origin, the space venture company founded by Jeff Bezos, announced on Thursday that Dwight will be part of the six-person crew aboard the upcoming New Shepard flight, […]
HOUSTON — The smell of a flat iron and the sound of clippers, words of wisdom and belly-deep laughter — beauty salons and barber shops have long been a sacred space for Black women and men to commune about everyday life. For 109 years, one family has been investing in that space through the Franklin […]
When President Biden said he was “outraged and heartbroken” about the killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza, his forceful language raised a natural question: Would this strike, even if a tragic error, lead him to put conditions on the weapons he sends to Israel? So far, the White House has been […]
The Biden administration ordered changes to a range of federal surveys on Thursday to gather more detailed information about the nation’s ethnic and racial makeup. The changes — the first in decades to standard questions that the government asks about race and ethnicity — would produce by far the most detailed portrait of the nation’s […]
Former President Donald Trump, who is currently charged with over 90 criminal counts for attempting to overturn election results, recently claimed that the discrimination he feels he has received from the legal system is the same thing Black Americans have encountered in the eyes of the law, saying “What’s happening to me, happens to them.” […]
During his 19 overseas trips as president, Donald Trump made headlines by muscling his way through a crowd of fellow leaders to the front of a group photo and siding with Russia . . .
Donald Cravins Jr., under secretary of the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), speaks at an investment summit in Maryland on May 4. In 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act established the MBDA as a permanent agency. Ting Shen – Bloomberg – Getty Images In recent years, Black-owned businesses have grown at the fastest pace
Where Black Communities Fit into America’s Energy Transition Black people bear an unfair share of harm from climate pollution. The United States — and the world — must do better. February 28, 2024 Nydia Bryan Martinez When you think of the worst effects of climate change — floods, hurricanes, unbearable heat — it’s easy to […]