Tanzania swears in the world’s first female Black Muslim president
The African continent should be proud of Tanzania’s seamless passing of power to vice president now President Samia Suluhu Hassan. The world’s first Black...
Disney+ streaming service places restrictions ON ‘classics’ with racist stereotypes
(NNPA)—DISNEY+ has announced they are restricting the viewing of “Dumbo,” “The Aristocats” and “Peter Pan” from its platform because of their racist stereotypes. The network...
‘Racist lie’ must end, UN chief warns on Remembrance Day for enslaved people
Although the Trans-Atlantic slave trade ended more than two centuries ago, “the ideas of White supremacy that underpinned it remain alive,” the UN chief...
Collective commitment needed to end the ‘poison’ of racism: UN cultural chief says
With the Covid-19 pandemic providing fertile ground for the resurgence of racism and discrimination, the head of the UN’s educational and cultural agency, UNESCO, called on March 22 for countries to stand united in what she...
‘Invisible shipwrecks’ hide true number of migrants lost at sea—UN
(GIN)—The sight of refugees clinging to leaking boats, barely floating in frigid waters, or worse, washing up lifelessly on sandy shores, almost fails to...
Haiti court orders release of those accused in alleged coup
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—A Haitian appeals court on March 24 ordered the release of more than a dozen people accused of plotting a coup against embattled...
Recognize ‘true value’ of water, UN urges, marking World Day
The UN is marking World Water Day on March 22 with a global conversation on how people value the lifegiving resource in different parts of the...
Anti-dam activist killed in Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras—A Honduran Indigenous activist who helped to lead a fight against the construction of a dam has been killed, authorities said March 22. National...
Brazil officials warn clash looms over land
BRASILIA, Brazil—A potential clash is looming in northern Brazil between the Munduruku people and mining prospectors armed with rifles and handguns who have intruded...
Afghan president rebuffs U.S. proposal for power-sharing, seeks to offer counterproposal
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has rebuffed a U.S. proposal to replace his elected government with an interim administration sharing power with the Taliban, and plans to...