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To force Muslims to assimilate, Denmark requires all to shake hands in citizenship ceremonies
In a direct move to target Muslims, Denmark’s right-wing Parliament passed a law requiring all individuals in naturalization ceremonies to shake hands with the official dignitary. Many conservative Muslims refuse to shake hands with people of a different sex on religious grounds.The law also includes a clause that deliberately prohibits the wearing of gloves, and […]
Muslim school speech pathologist fired over refusing to agree to pro-Israel pledge
A Muslim speech pathologist at a Texas school filed a lawsuit against the Pflugerville school district for firing her over refusing to sign a “pro-Israel” oath in her work contract.
Detroit pastor charged with murder of Black trans activist Kelly Stough
This past Monday, 46-year old Albert Weathers, a Detroit pastor, was charged with the murder of 36-year old Kelly Stough, a Black trans woman. She was killed in Detroit’s Palmer Park neighborhood.
Dollar stores replace grocery stores in low-income Black communities at alarming rates, one town is fighting the surge
According to the Institue for Self-Reliance, a community located on the north side of Tulsa, Oklahoma is looking to push dollar stores (Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar) out of their community. At present, the stores have over 50 locations in North Tulsa alone, and while this predominantly Black portion of Tulsa goes on […]
New Muslim congresswoman Rashida Tlaib will lead a first congressional delegation to Israeli-occupied West Bank
Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian elected to Congress, is planning to bring and lead a congressional delegation to the West Bank. The House member will not meet with any Israeli or Palestinian government officials.
The challenges of raising a Black & Native child when they’re seen as mutually exclusive stereotypes
I enjoy the fall season. All year long, I look forward to the cooler weather, the back-to-school hustle, autumnal harvest excursions, and the flurry of family and friends that the holidays bring. But between football season, Halloween, Native American Heritage Month, and Thanksgiving, fall is also the time of year that Indigenous people are catapulted […]
Trump fires Jeff Sessions as attorney general over Mueller investigations a day after midterms
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump finally forced out Attorney General Jeff Sessions after sustained criticism from the president for recusing himself from handling Mueller’s investigation into the president’s dealings with Russia. Sessions has reportedly submitted his resignation letter to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, and Matthew Whitaker was announced as the acting Attorney General […]
Jamal Khashoggi’s fiance blames Saudi royal family for his murder in new interview
Hatice Cengiz, the fiance of slain Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, pointed a finger straight at the Saudi Arabian government in a new Reuters interview, according to NBC News. Cengiz told Reuters through an interpreter, “This took place inside a Saudi diplomatic mission… In such circumstances, the Saudi Arabian authorities are responsible for this. This incident, this assassination, took place […]
Turkey accuses Saudi Arabia of murdering political journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Turkish soil
On October 2nd at 1:30 pm, Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist, Jamal Khashoggi, entered the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Turkey and has not been heard from since. Turkish authorities and international media claim Khashoggi was murdered by Saudi officials for his dissenting views.
To deal with intergenerational Black trauma, we must care for our elders
By Amber Butts As children, we are told to stay out of grown folk business. As adults and elders, we then continue that wheel and narrative, which doesn’t give space for us to build an intergenerational emotional intelligence. What if children were in more “grown folk” conversations? Could we better prepare for it if children […]
Amazon will pay US employees $15 minimum wage, but what about international workers?
On November 1st, Amazon will begin paying a $15 minimum wage to all part-time and full-time US employees. This change will apply to all Amazon subsidiaries, such as Whole Foods.
In another story, Micah Johnson kills Officer Guyger before she can murder Botham Jean
“Officer who walked into wrong apartment and killed man faces arrest”. The headline states that the officer who killed Botham Jean mistakenly went into the “wrong apartment” as if it is fact. On the actual page, it adds “: Authorities” so at least you know who is behind what is taken as fact. It’s not […]