Homer Plessy, US civil rights pioneer, receives pardon 130 years on
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Plessy’s act of civil disobedience led to court decision that legalized ‘separate but equal’ doctrine and ushered in Jim Crow era In...


Mrs World: Beauty queen's US visa 'refused due to Syria link'
A UK beauty queen denied permission to fly to the US to compete in a global pageant says she believes her visa was refused because she...


Racism’s Prominent Role in January 6 US Capitol Attack
National Leaders Should Confront the Truth About the Nation’s Divisions There is power in truth, and the truth about the January 6, 2021...


A year after the Capitol attack, what has the US actually learned?
The government is finally taking the threat of far-right militia groups seriously. But the larger threat are the Republican legislators...


Human rights group condemns White Lives Matter protest in Helena
The Montana chapter of White Lives Matter held a protest Saturday at a busy intersection in Helena as part of a nationwide "Day of...


Millions of Angry, Armed Americans Stand Ready to Seize Power If Trump Loses in 2024
Mike "Wompus" Nieznany is a 73-year-old Vietnam veteran who walks with a cane from the combat wounds he received during his service. That...


‘Black skin was a death warrant’:
How the East St Louis race massacre was an omen for racial violence to come Four years before the Tulsa race massacre, white mobs...


Africa: Reproductive Health and Rights Activists From Over a Dozen Countries Unveil Call to Donors
At a virtual press briefing today, global health experts and activists — all current or senior fellows of the Aspen Institute New Voices...


Africa Falls Prey to COVID Colonialism as World Sees Outbreak of Omicron Variant
'Global vaccination rates testify to vaccine inequity,' writes Reddy. The emergence of Omicron, as the latest COVID virus variant of...
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