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A weekend of recognition and modest Muslim fashion
CHICAGO—Sister Carmen Muhammad, owner of Al-Nisa Designs and Women Working Together Inc., has done it again by putting together a successful fashion show that...
Out of house and home, Part 2. After HUD’s announcement of more than $3.5B...
Some housing advocates as well as everyday citizens point out that more adequate funding would solve America’s homelessness crisis, yet more people are on...
Second ex-Memphis officer pleads guilty in Tyre Nichols’ death
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Federal prosecutors agreed to recommend a prison sentence of no more than 40 years for a former Memphis police officer who pleaded guilty...
‘Cancer Alley,’ environmental injustice and suffering Black communities ‘It’s truly unconscionable how long these...
Robert Taylor II, 83, lives in the small town of Reserve in St. John’s Parish, Louisiana, dubbed “Cancer Alley” because of sprawling chemical plants...
Report exposes how chains like Dollar General prey on the poor with cash-back fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published a report Aug. 27 highlighting how large retailers such as Dollar General and Kroger exploit low-income communities’ lack of access...
International
Africa’s strategic relationships need to benefit the entire continent
The recent China-Africa Cooperation Forum held Sept. 4-6 and the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit and African-EU (European Union) Commission held in 2022 have all become...
‘Calculated dishonesty and greed’ blamed for London’s deadly Grenfell fire
by Olivia Rosane
Seven years after the UK’s worst residential fire since World War II, the second half of a report on the causes of...