Biden nominates Rachael Rollins as US attorney for Massachusetts
Written by Andrea Estes and Jim Puzzanghera Emma Platoff and Danny McDonald of the Globe Staff contributed to this report. Published on 26th July 2021 Suffolk District Attorney Rachael …
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Hundreds Of Black Incarcerated People Sent Home Due To COVID-19 Could Return To Prison Once Pandemic Ends
Written by Danyella Wilder Published on 27th July 2021 Photo Credit: Kittirat Roekburi / EyeEm Months since incarcerated people were sent home to serve out their sentences due to …
Simone Biles Also Withdraws From Olympic Individual All-Around Competition
Written by Rashad Grove Published on 27th July 2021 USA’s Simone Biles reacts during the artistic gymnastics women’s team final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Ariake Gymnastics …
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Thousands of Ethiopians cross into Sudan, fleeing conflict
Published by Agence France-Presse on 28th July 2021 Ethiopian refugees gather to celebrate the 46th anniversary of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front at Um Raquba refugee camp in Gedaref, eastern …
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Samia gets Covid jab, now to get citizens to follow suit
Written by Luke Anami Published on 31st July 2021 Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu reassured the public about the efficacy and safety of the Covid vaccine while getting her jab on …
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Black Excellence: Donata Katai Is 1st Black Swimmer to Represent Zimbabwe in Olympic Games
Written by Joe Jurado Published on 21st July 2021 A 17-year-old girl is making history by becoming the first Black swimmer to represent Zimbabwe in the Olympics. If …
Confederate Bust To Be Removed From Tennessee Capitol After Decadeslong Fight
Written by Kimberlee Kruesi Published on 22nd July 2021 A decadeslong effort to remove a bust of a Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader from the Tennessee …
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‘It’s Time’: WWII Vets Who Served In All-Black, All-Female Battalion on Track to Receive Congressional Honor
Written by Niara Savage Published on 20thJuly 2021 Maj. Fannie Griffin McClendon, pictured beside members of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. (Photos: Rep. Greg Stanton; Army Diversity YouTube screenshot) …
‘Repair the Damages That Our Ancestors Experienced’: Jamaica to Seek More Than $10 Billion In Reparations from Britain Over Atlantic Slave Trade
Written by Niara Savage Published on 22nd July 2021 1857: A group of enslaved Africans on parade in Fort Augusta, Jamaica, after the slave ship they were imprisoned in was …
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