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Rights Commission: Israeli occupation is illegal and must be dismantled

All nations and international organizations, including the United Nations, are obligated by international law to end Israel’s unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,...

Grieving family files lawsuit for school’s negligence in teen’s death 

Keyonna Stewart, a Black mother, has spent eight months in unbearable pain. Her life changed the day her 16-year-old daughter, Kaleiah Jones, collapsed and...

Service and recognition in Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—On October 8, Muslims from Muhammad Mosque No. 69 in Birmingham, Alabama, local pastors and community advocates delivered remarks during a reading of “The...

White men to be retried after shooting at Black FedEx driver in Mississippi

Family, friends and supporters are demanding justice nearly three years after a shooting that almost took the life of a Black FedEx delivery man....

Lawsuits claim dozens of children were sexually abused inside Pennsylvania juvenile facilities

HARRISBURG, Pa.—A set of lawsuits was filed October 23 by people who claim they were sexually abused inside Pennsylvania juvenile detention and treatment facilities,...

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Rights Commission: Israeli occupation is illegal and must be dismantled

All nations and international organizations, including the United Nations, are obligated by international law to end Israel’s unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory,...

African defense chiefs meet to discuss rising tensions

African defense ministers met in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, for a conference on security and peace at a time when several of the continent’s...