Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors Recall Century-Old Horrors During Congressional Hearing
Written by Nina GolgowskiPublished on 20th May 2021 In May 1921, a white mob attacked Greenwood, home to an African American community, destroyed businesses and killed 300 Black residents and …
Black Transgender Man Says New Orleans Police Rescinded His Job Offer Because Of His Gender Identity
Written by Danyella WilderPublished on 18th May 2021 Britton Hamilton, a Black transgender man, filed a discrimination complaint against the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), citing that a job offer …
Martha Koome becomes Kenya’s first female Chief Justice
Published by The Daily Nation on 19th May 2021 Justice Martha Koome has become Kenya’s first female Chief Justice and the country’s third Chief Justice since the establishment of the …
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More than 10,000 flee jihadist attacks in Niger
Published by Agence France-Presse on 19th March 2021 The United Nations reported that over 10,000 people fled their homes in the Anzourou, Niger. The United Nations Office for the Coordination …
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Kiir fails to meet gender threshold of 35pc in new Cabinet positions
Written by Garang MalakPublished on 18th May 2021 South Sudan President Salva Kiir announced the lawmakers of the newly appointed South Sudanese government, which only included 116 female lawmakers out …
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Mississippi Officials Apologize for Police-Involved Killings of Two Students on HBCU Campus In 1970
Written by Tomas KassahunPublished on 17th May 2021 Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Senator Hillman Frazier made a public apology for the unjust killings of two black students at Jackson …
Georgia Governor Repeals 1863 Citizen’s Arrest Law Ahead of Trial for Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers
Written by Sìmone StancilPublished on 12th May 2021 On Monday 10th May 2021, Governor Brian Kemp signed a repeal of Georgia’s 1863 citizen’s arrest law, which allowed bystanders to make …
Texas Republicans Pass Bill Stopping Teachers from Teaching About Racism in Classrooms
Written by Sìmone StancilPublished on 12th May 2021 A bill was passed in the Texas House of Representatives that prohibits the teaching of Critical Race Theory in American schools. …
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