Little Known Black History Fact: John Conyers

October 29, 2019 Edit Edit with WPBakery Page Builder While many are rightfully still reeling from the loss of Rep. Elijah Cummings of Baltimore, the news of Rep. John Conyers death’s only adds to the grief. The longtime Detroit lawmaker was born in Highland Park, […]

How Bernie Sanders would legalize marijuana

October 28, 2019 Edit Edit with WPBakery Page Builder Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his marijuana legalization plan on Thursday, taking aim at the “destructive war on drugs” and large cannabis corporations. Marijuana legalization has long been part of Sanders’ policy platform. He introduced the first […]

William Barr: ‘I act on behalf of the United States’

October 30, 2019 Edit Edit with WPBakery Page Builder   Attorney General William Barr on Monday said that he is not acting as President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, after accusations from Democrats that he’s working in the president’s favor. “That’s completely wrong and there is […]

Italy to renew anti-migration deal with Libya

October 31, 2019 Edit Edit with WPBakery Page Builder Italy is to renew its deal with the UN-backed government in Libya under which the Libyan coastguard stops migrant boats at sea and sends their passengers back to the north African country, where aid agencies say […]

Little Known Black History Fact: 1921 Tulsa Race Riots

  October 23, 2019 Edit Edit with WPBakery Page Builder The 1921 destruction of Tulsa, Okla.’s “Black Wall Street” district, also known as the “Tulsa Race Riot,” remains one of the most explosive racial incidents of the early 20th Century. Angry white rioters destroyed Tulsa’s […]

Death toll in Chile protests rises to 11

  October 23, 2019 Edit Edit with WPBakery Page Builder At least 11 people have died in Chile, according to the mayor of capital city Santiago, as protests and violence in the country continued. Mayor Karla Rubilar said eight people died Sunday, the most deadly […]

President Erdogan announces start of operation against US-backed Kurdish forces, days after President Donald Trump announced pullback of US troops

  October 10, 2019 Edit Edit with WPBakery Page Builder   Turkey began a planned military offensive into northeastern Syria on Wednesday, launching airstrikes and artillery fire across the border just days after the Trump administration announced it was pulling US troops back from the […]