ICE takes advantage of holidays to deport immigrants in the now called Flights of Death

By Viviane Faver  The new administration must dismantle Trump’s deportation machine and end family detention and separation.  Only in Pennsylvania, more than twenty-three black and Latino families, including 28 children, face hasty deportations. Due to the violence from which they fled, and are likely to […]

Ethiopia and UN ‘reach Tigray aid deal’

  The United Nations and Ethiopia have reached a deal to allow aid into the country’s conflict-torn northern Tigray region, UN officials say. UN spokesman Saviano Abreu says an assessment mission will begin later on Wednesday, the AP news agency reports. Food and medicines are […]

National Police Training Group Distributes Document Referring To Black Lives Matter As A ‘Terrorist Group’

  A national police training association is facing backlash after distributing a research-style paper to its members that referred to Black Lives Matter as a “terrorist group,” and depicted protesters as wanting to “overthrow the U.S. government,” according to the Associated Press. A member of the International Law Enforcement Educators […]

Trump may run again in 2024, seeking support from donors

Trump is pleased that the highlight of the presidential results mainly focus on his defeat rather than on Biden’s accomplishment President Donald Trump, who lost to President-elect Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential election, has set his sights on 2024 for another presidential run. According to the Daily Beast, […]

Silencing the Guns – An African Youth Project

  ` *UNESCO, IICBA (International Institute for building capacity in Africa) and the Paris based Cartooning For Peace will host two virtual training sessions and raising awareness webinars in English and in French, on how to use cartoon art to visually send messages on the themed “Silencing The Guns” […]

The Suffering of the Silenced

By Madison Garrett The Increased Suicide Rate In late 2019, The New York Beacon published an article about the rising suicide rate amongst Black youths. For Black children aged between 10 and 14, suicide is the second leading cause of death and for Black teenagers […]

All charges dropped in Kentucky lawmaker’s rioting case

  State Rep. Attica Scott helped enact “Breonna’s Law,” which will ban no-knock warrants in Kentucky. Charges brought against protestors seeking justice for Breonna Taylor in Kentucky have been dropped. State Rep. Attica Scott took to Twitter on Monday to announce that the felony and misdemeanor charges against her […]

Why it’s time to retire ‘Election Day’

  (CNN)Today is Election Day. So is tomorrow. Yesterday too. So, why do we insist on counting down to November 3? The Covid-19 pandemic has vastly accelerated a trend that has been building for years: voting early. Americans are casting their ballots by mail, drop […]