Michael Jordan condemns George Floyd death and ‘ingrained racism’ of US
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Ted talk: Why I, as a black man, attend KKK rallies. | Daryl Davis |
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The Long, Painful History of Police Brutality in the U.S.
A 1963 protest placard in the Smithsonian collections could almost be mistaken for any of the Black Lives Matter marches of today By Katie Nodjimbadem, for smithsonianmag.com July 27, 2017 […]
Nike releases ‘Don’t Do It’ ad addressing racism in America
Epigraph: O people! We created you from a male and a female, and made you races and tribes, that you may know one another. The best among you in the […]
Trump to Rebuke China on Muslims After Hong Kong Row
Source: Bloomberg By Jordan Fabian and Daniel Flatley President is likely to sign legislation backed by both parties He hasn’t shown interest in human rights violation allegations President Donald Trump appears […]
The Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck had 18 previous complaints against him, police department says
(CNN) The former Minneapolis police officer seen in a video with his knee on George Floyd’s neck had 18 prior complaints filed against him with the Minneapolis Police Department’s Internal […]
‘Ramy’ and the New American Muslims of TV
Even positive portrayals of Muslim Americans after 9/11 seemed burdened with a responsibility to explain and defend. But that burden is starting to be cast off. Ramy Youssef, left, with […]
Only Surviving Arabic Slave Narrative Written in the United States Digitized by Library of Congress
Source: smithsonianmag.com Only Surviving Arabic Slave Narrative Written in the United States Digitized by Library of Congress Omar Ibn Said, a wealthy intellectual from West Africa, wrote about his capture […]
Fauci says he wears a mask to be a symbol of ‘what you should be doing’
Washington (CNN) Dr. Anthony Fauci implored Americans on Wednesday to wear a mask while out in public, a comment at odds with President Donald Trump’s repeated downplaying of the necessity […]
U.S. envoy in Afghan peace shuttle demands reduction in violence
May 21, 2020 – 07:52 Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, meet with U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay […]
Ella Little-Collins, Malcolm X’s sister who paid for his Hajj pilgrimage and funeral expenses
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Hertz files for U.S. bankruptcy protection as car rentals evaporate in pandemic
A large portion of Hertz’s revenue comes from car rentals at airports, which have all but evaporated as potential customers eschew plane travel. The more than a century old car […]
‘Zionist’ Biden in His Own Words: ‘My Name is Joe Biden, and Everybody Knows I Love Israel’
By Ramzy Baroud A brief examination of Biden’s record on Palestine and Israel in recent years. “I am a Zionist. You don’t have to be a Jew to be a […]
Has Evangelical Christianity Become Sociopathic?
Tim Rymel, M.Ed. Contributor Author | Educator | Dad 05/11/2017 Photo – Flickr/Irina Duarte (eyes); Flickr/ Sean Davis (church) The evangelical Christian message is loud and clear. Their devotion […]
Lives Lost: Pakistani immigrant helped others in Jersey City
By DEEPTI HAJELA, Associated Press 2 hrs ago © Provided by Associated Press This undated family photo by Fizza Khan provided on Monday, May 18, 2020, shows her uncle […]
Biden Opposes “Israel” ‘Annexing’ West Bank as Potentially ‘Choking off Any Hope of Peace
News Room May 20, 2020 On 28 January President Donald Trump formally unveiled his plan for Middle East peace, authored by a team led by his son-in-law and senior […]
The US is using wheat as a weapon of war in Syria
May 19, 2020 Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator MIDEAST DISCOURSE Apache helicopters of the US occupation forces flew low Sunday morning, according to residents of the Adla village, in […]
U.S. Senate leader expects vote soon on seeking China sanctions over Uighurs
Source Swiss Info WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday he expects the chamber to move soon to pass a bill that would call on […]
Drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan continuing – Pentagon
May 15, 2020 – swissinfo.ch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is continuing its drawdown of troops from Afghanistan and is expected to meet a timeline that had been agreed upon with the Taliban earlier this year, the Pentagon said on Friday. “That is still going forward. We expect to […]
Religion. Two-thirds of US believers see Covid-19 as message from God, poll finds
Source: The Guardian Poll found 31% feel strongly that God is telling humanity to change with the same number feeling that somewhat An attendee raises their hands during a drive-in […]