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At a time when any mention of Black Panther brings to mind King T’Challa, Princess Shuri and other fictional characters, the re-release of a Black Power-era book provides an opportunity to reaffirm the global reach and lasting impact of a mid-20th-century Pan-African liberation movement. In “Destroy This Temple: The Voice of Black Power in Britain,” the […]
“Fashion is a way to take up space, to be loud, to be celebrated.” These words, spoken by social justice activist and comedian Alok Vaid-Menon (known by their stage name ALOK), underscored the theme of this year’s GenderChill: Gender Justice Fashion Show. Held at the Biscayne Bay Campus on Nov. 18, GenderChill is a community-building […]
Almost a year after Peter Wogbah first shared his experience of alleged discrimination at a U.S. Bank branch in Bloomington, his story is now part of a larger call for reform in Washington, D.C. Wogbah’s experience with the Minnesota-based company was highlighted during a Thursday committee hearing at the U.S. Senate. As 5 INVESTIGATES first […]
A fascination for capturing “people of different cultures living their everyday lives” is what inspires the work of University of Hawaiʻi videographer Jeff DePonte. A call for submissions from International Lens Magazine for its “Culture” issue led him to submit his street photography taken during a 2014 trip to Phnom Penh, the capital city of […]
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press Tennessee death row inmate Henry Hodges’ fellow prisoner Jon Hall warned long ago that he was at risk due to severe neglect by prison authorities, having spent three decades in solitary confinement with very little human contact or interaction. In a federal lawsuit Hall filed in 2019 complaining that he […]
Speaking on the eve of the G20 Summit there, the UN chief appealed for the bloc to support his initiatives to address climate change, sustainable development, the worldwide food and energy crises, and digital transformation. The Summit is taking place at “the most pivotal, precarious moment in generations”, he told journalists. ‘Ground zero’ for […]
Salesian Missions operates feeding programs in its schools and centers through partnerships (MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins the international community and organizations around the globe in honoring World Food Day. Celebrated each year on Oct. 16, the day was established to bring attention to the plight […]
Buffalo, NY CNN — The day after Buffalo experienced the largest mass shooting in its history, teams of emergency volunteers and mental health counselors arrived on the scene, offering emotional support and distributing food. The response was robust and swift, but there was one . . .
(Reuters) – A bipartisan group of eight Colorado district attorneys has launched an online resource that provides an unprecedented amount of data about how their offices prosecute cases, part of a nationwide trend to improve transparency spurred by racial justice protests in 2020. The “data dashboards” unveiled on Sept . . .
As Dr. Kenyani Davis makes her rounds at the Community Health Center in Buffalo, New York, she is still trying to process it all, after a mass shooter murdered 10 members of the neighborhood she serves. “It’s a community that got affected, especially when you’re talking about a hate crime,” Dr. Davis said. “It was […]