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Belgian Ruling a Landmark Win for Reparations Movement

On December 2, the Brussels Court of Appeal found the Belgian government guilty of crimes against humanity in Congo during Belgian colonial rule and ordered it to pay compensation as a form of reparation. This landmark win for the reparations moveme...

Spread Holiday Cheer: Focus: HOPE Calls for Volunteers to Deliver 1,500 Meals to Seniors

Focus: HOPE Volunteers, Image courtesy Focus: HOPE In the heart of metro Detroit, where the spirit of giving meets the urgent need for support, Focus: HOPE is rallying the community for its annual Senior Holiday Delivery. Known for its unwavering com...

House panel concludes COVID likely leaked from lab

WASHINGTON — COVID-19 killed more than 1.2 million Americans after likely leaking from a Chinese lab that was in part funded by US taxpayers, a House panel has concluded — following President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to make Beijing pay trillio...

Jeremy Corbyn to urge UK to stop ‘dragging its feet’ over reparations in Jamaica speech

Jeremy Corbyn will give a speech in Jamaica in which he will accuse the UK of “dragging its feet” over slavery reparations. The former Labour leader believes it is “bizarre” for the prime minister and David Lammy, the foreign...

Belgium ordered to pay reparations for colonial-era kidnapping of mixed-race children

THE BELGIUM government has been ordered by a court to pay reparations to five mixed-race women who were forcibly removed from their Black mothers in Congo during the colonial era. The women, who are now all in their 70s, were taken from their Black...

Atlanta Life Insurance Group and Shipley Foundation Empower Chandler Park Academy with Books and Financial Support

Atlanta Life Insurance Group, a Black-owned insurance company led by Earvin “Magic” Johnson, partnered with the Shipley Family Foundation to provide support for Chandler Park Academy School District in Detroit. The partnership resulted in a district-...

Ukrainians will be able to apply for reparations for Russian war crimes starting next year

Stock photo: getty Images Ukrainians will be entitled to seek reparations for Russia’s war crimes beginning in 2025. Source: Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transformation, on Telegram Details: Fedorov stated that in the fir...

Centering Truth: Michigan Legislation Pushes for Black, Asian, and Latinx Histories in Schools

Michigan’s classrooms are on the verge of finally telling the full story. A new legislative package introduced in the Michigan Senate seeks to center Black, Asian, Latinx, and other marginalized histories in school curriculums across the state....

High schools moved on from college for all. Will Trump come through for job training?

By Carolyn Jones | CALmatters In this politically charged era, there’s one thing both parties agree on: the benefits of high school career pathways. With strong bipartisan support, career and technical education programs are poised to be a centerpi...

Comerica Bank Joins Michigan Science Center for Free Admission and Financial Education at Noel Night Dec 7

Image courtesy of Michigan Science Center Comerica Bank and the Michigan Science Center are spreading holiday cheer with a gift to the community: free museum admission on Saturday, Dec. 7, during Midtown Detroit’s 50th annual Noel Night. Visitors can...

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Biden Visits Angola in First Africa Trip as U.S. President

LUANDA, Angola — Joe Biden is using the first visit to Angola by a U.S. president to promote Washington’s investments in the sub-Sahara African nation and see a slavery museum where he’ll acknowledge the trafficking of human beings that...

Canada’s health system often fails to properly treat Black women and girls. A national survey aims to change that

She was sent home with an infection that she didn’t know she had because she wasn’t told how to look for it on her skin tone. When doctors and nurses told her what to watch out for during post-cancer-surgery care, simple but vital information wa...

California Takes Steps to Address Rising Homelessness Among Aging Adults

Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black MediaThe California Commission on Aging (CCoA) has published a Housing Policy Brief that offers recommendations for reducing housing insecurity and homelessness among older adults in California.The brief summari...

Local College Boxing Returns With Inaugural Causeway Card

By Thomas Cathey | Special to The OBSERVERSacramento State’s Combat U put on the inaugural Causeway Boxing Classic at Memorial Auditorium Nov. 22, with student boxers from Sacramento State taking on their UC Davis counterparts.Earlier this year, form...