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D Kevin McNeir
Climate Activists Shut Down D.C. Streets; Coincide with United Nations Summit in NYC
D.C. commuters faced even longer delays Monday morning as an estimated 2,000 protesters blocked key intersections throughout the District to…
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National
Federal Death Penalty Reinstated after 20-Year Hiatus
The United Nations Human Rights office has called the Trump administration's reinstatement of the federal death penalty after almost 20…
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International
St. Vincent and Grenadines Becomes Smallest Nation in UN Security Council
St. Vincent and Grenadines made history on Friday, becoming the smallest nation to be elected to the United Nations Security…
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Black Experience
Reparations Are Workable and Should Be Provided, Experts Say
As Joe Biden prepares to enter the crowded Democratic field for the 2020 presidential election, it wouldn’t be surprising if…
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Health
Climate Change Hurts Those of Color Most: Report
The planet will reach the crucial threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius — or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit — above pre-industrial levels…
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AfricaNow
AFRICA/CARIBBEAN NOW: Emile Short Says Too Much Expected from Amidu
Justice Emile Short, former head of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, has intimated that Ghanaians who feel…
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Julianne Malveaux
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Black History
UN Observes International Remembrance of Slave Trade
The National Newspaper Publishers Association announced the launch of a global news feature series on the history, contemporary realities and…
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International
Kofi Annan, Former UN Secretary-General, Dies at 80
Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the first Black African to serve in the role, died Saturday in Switzerland after…
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Editorial
EDITORIAL: White U.N. Soldiers Should Face Full Brunt of Law
Several years ago, a contingency of soldiers and United Nations staff were sent to Central African Republic to stabilize the…
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