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A former Green Beret revealed to Buzzfeed News that he engaged in conspiracies to assassinate various figures in Yemen as directed by the United Arab Emirates government. A botched assassination of Anssaf Ali Mayo, the leader of the Islamist political party Al-Islah, considered by the UAE to be a terrorist organization, exposed the use of […]

Rio city councilor and outspoken anti-police brutality activist Marielle Franco was shot dead in what Brazilian authorities are calling a targeted assassination Wednesday night. Franco had become a voice for the repressed, representing those in the poor favelas who were often cracked down on by authorities. Head of Rio’s public security Richard Nunes promised “a full […]

Hoping to get some laughs at a recent St. Paddy’s Day breakfast, Massachusetts sheriff Joseph McDOnald told a joke about Abraham Lincoln visiting Obama in his dreams and urging him to go to the theater. Not funny at all. Should he apologize?

by Fania Noel The assassination of George Floyd by the police and the uprisings that followed reverberate across the Atlantic Ocean, finding resonance and solidarity in France.  Four days after the murder of George Floyd, a medical expert was called in to evaluate the case of Adama Traoré, a Black man who died while in […]

Contrary to their portrayal in the media, Black Muslim women (also referred to as Muslimas), are powerful and active change agents in our communities. They are fierce advocates who regularly contribute their time, energy and service towards a more equitable world.  New Jersey Muslimas, in particular, have a unique experience that rests at the intersection […]

by Donnie Moreland  One of the most haunting images to come out of the Reconstruction Era, for me, is that of the 1872 Harper Weekly engraving entitled “Visit of the Ku Klux.” It’s a crude image, taken up mostly by the figures of a Black family—a mother, her daughter and an elderly man over a fireplace […]

According to Guardian, after a security guard killed a 19-year-old Black man, Pedro Gonzaga, Brazil has been faced with a series of protests in 5 of the country’s largest cities drawing comparisons to the uprising in Ferguson and other U.S. cities following the murder of Mike Brown. Gonzaga was killed by Davi Amáncio, a security […]

According to Guardian, two French judges have dropped their investigation of the 1994 attack on the former President of Rwanda, Juvenal Habyarimana, which led to the country’s infamous genocide. The probe has been a central source of conflict between France and Rwanda because seven people who are close to Rwanda’s current President Paul Kagame were […]

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 […]

by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia Rafael Braga Vieira was sentenced to five years in prison after police arrested him at a large demonstration in Rio de Janeiro on June 20, 2013. 25 years old at the time, Braga was homeless and collecting recyclables to survive. He was completely unaware that a mass protest was even taking place. Raphael was charged […]

It’s that time of the year again. The National Book Foundation has announced an official longlist for its annual awards ceremony, which are being held this year on November 14th in New York City. Finalists will be announced on October 10th.

by Anonymous Response from the masses to recent mass shootings are, yet again, an avoidance of white violence and racism. In the wake of the shooting event at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Florida, citizens and elected officials have reignited the gun-control debate. Central to the debate is the accessibility of semi-automatic rifles—the weapons […]