Category : Lifestyle

Israel/Palestine: All Victims Have Right to Reparation for Abuses

(Geneva) – All victims of gross human rights violations in Palestine and Israel are owed reparation, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch on June 26 submitted recommendations to the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights...

The Dangers of Minstrel Diplomacy

By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III “When you control a man’s thinking you do not have to worry about his actions…He will find his own “proper place” and will stay in it…You do not need to send him to the back door. He will go without being told. In fact,...

OPINION: Dazed and Confused

Rocky’s Barbershop owner Rocky Jones (lef) sitting next to former HUD Secretary Ben Carson during Wednesday’s Republican roundtable discussion. In the background there were pro-Trump campaign signs. Photo by Julia Beverly/The Atlanta Voi...

The Torture-Murder of Othel Moore Jr. and Missouri’s Concentration Camp Prisons

Four Missouri prison cops were charged Friday with murder, and a fifth with involuntary manslaughter, in the December execution of Othel Moore Jr., a 38-year-old brother at Jefferson City Correctional Center. The prison cops restrained Othel with a...

Kenya rocked by fresh protests despite president’s U-turn over tax bill

(CNN) — Police in Kenya fired tear gas on protesters as a fresh wave of demonstrations swept the country, despite President William Ruto’s U-turn on controversial tax plans.Fresh protests dubbed “One Million People March” began Thursday, with demonst...

Elm street closure begins for renovation

Contributed CINCINNATI – Elm Street between Fifth and Sixth streets will close effective Monday, July 1. The closure is needed to make room for the renovation of the Duke Energy Convention Center, which will transform this stretch of Elm and a...

Bidding Farewell: Dr. William F. Pickard Homegoing Celebration of Life and Legacy

Photos by: Monica Morgan Photography Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. – Psalm 23:6. With a solemn wave of remembrance and respect, the Detroit community nea...

BET Awards return Sunday with performances from Lauryn Hill, Childish Gambino, Will Smith and more

The BET Awards return Sunday night, with a performance-filled show that will kick off with a fiery set from Megan Thee Stallion, two days after the release of her third studio album. The show, which takes place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angel...

Community Honors Dr. William ‘Bill’ Pickard at Charles H. Wright Museum Tribute

Photos by Monica Morgan Photography The Charles H. Wright Museum hosted an unforgettable event on Friday evening. Loved ones, acquaintances, and esteemed leaders gathered to honor Dr. William ‘Bill’ Pickard’s extraordinary life and...

In Georgia, conservatives seek to have voters removed from rolls without official challenges

WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) — Conservative activists in Georgia and some other states are quietly pushing a way to remove names from the voting rolls without filing a formal legal challenge.They’re asking election administrators to use their data to purge vo...

Hurricane Beryl strengthens into a Category 4 storm as it nears the southeast Caribbean

By Dánica CotoThe Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Beryl strengthened into what experts called an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm as it approached the southeast Caribbean, which began shutting down June 30 am...

Biden falters, Trump asserts in debate

By Mary Kate Cary, University of Virginia and Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University U.S. President Joe Biden and Donald Trump participate in the CNN Presidential Debate on June 27, 2024. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images With four months to go...

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