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Carter Skaggs NAACP Director of Community Service Terra Yarbrough listens to a member give a presentation during “The Hidden Figures Among Us” general body meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, at Whitehall Classroom Building in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Carter Skaggs | Staff UK’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People chapter (NAACP) had […]
Since 1976, when President Gerald Ford designated February as Black History Month saying Americans should “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history,” every U.S. president has designated February as Black History Month. The quiz below, from the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University, […]
Comment on this story Comment Tighter restrictions applied by the Biden administration against migrants from Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Haiti along the southern border last month led to a precipitous drop in the number of people from those countries crossing into the United States illegally, according to three administration officials and preliminary data. Illegal crossings […]
Comment on this story Comment Minorities occupy a special place in liberal democracies, their rights safeguarded by institutions from the tyranny of the majority. Several of the world’s leading democracies are now grappling with quite a different phenomenon, however — what might be called a tyranny of the minority. In the United States, not only […]
When is a £50bn fiscal black hole not a £50bn fiscal black hole? More often than you might think, according to a new book about government data that will leave readers with renewed cynicism about every statistic that comes out of a politician’s mouth. Its author, Georgina Sturge, is a statistician at the House of […]
New UK sanctions target 30 individuals and entities oppressing fundamental freedoms around the world in most widespread package to date This includes 18 designations targeting individuals involved in violations and abuses of human rights and 6 perpetrators behind conflict-related sexual violence A further 5 individuals targeted for their involvement in serious corruption and illicit finance […]
England’s Chief Medical Officer, Sir Chris Whitty, is one of 4 senior figures to become part of a new advisory panel, Active Travel England, today (22 October 2022). Working alongside West Midlands’ Mayor, Andy Street, Chair of the Office of Rail and Road, Declan Collier and Arup’s Global Transport Leader, Isabel Dedring, Whitty will support […]
A member of the group went to investigate and found two figures in full camouflage gear, who appeared to radio for help from a black car that sped to the site. “We were genuinely confused about why these people were on the property,” said Zianna Fuad, a 29-year-old member of climate activist group Blockade Australia. […]
February marks Black History Month in the United States and Canada, a time to reflect on the ways Black people have contributed to society. But the contributions of Black people don’t just apply to Black history, or even simply American or Canadian history. Black people have impacted politics, culture and the economy around the world; […]
Playwright Terrence McNally pictured at a Tony Awards function in 2019. Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Tony Awards Pro hide caption toggle caption Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Tony Awards Pro Playwright Terrence McNally pictured at a Tony Awards function in 2019. Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Tony Awards Pro Here are just some of […]