(CNN)It was on this day in 1955 when a simple act of defiance elevated a seamstress in Montgomery, Alabama, into a pivotal symbol in America’s civil rights movement. On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a city bus. […]
(CNN)As the US prepares for the first round of vaccinations to tackle Covid-19, infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci called on the public to “be part of the solution” and get vaccinated once it is available. “Say, ‘I’m not going to be one of the […]
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 […]
When Surrealist artist Salvador Dalí first put a lobster on a dress, he wanted to be provocative. It worked. His 1937 collaboration with boundary pushing fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli caused consternation. The silk organza A-line gown they created together, subsequently worn by Wallis Simpson in the […]
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 […]
(CNN)Diego Maradona is lying in honor for public viewing at Argentina’s presidential palace, Casa Rosada, following his death aged 60. Hoards of fans congregated at the palace in Buenos Aires after the doors opened for the general public at 6 a.m. local time on Thursday. […]
School suspensions are intended to deter violence and punish students who demonstrate problematic behavior. Yet, when I interviewed 30 Black high school students in southeast Michigan who had been suspended from school and 30 of their parents, I learned that many students were suspended because school […]
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, […]
NEW YORK (WABC) — This is shaping up to be the busiest travel weekend of 2020. But those numbers are still way down from what we are used to seeing. In fact, according to the Port Authority, officials are expecting a 71 percent decrease […]
` *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” […]
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