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Rev. Jesse Jackson has a brain injury
Jesse Jackson sufferming brain disorder.
Read MoreSenegal wants answers from France concerning a 1944 massacre
West African soldiers from Senegal were partners in arms with French soldiers fighting Nazis in World War 2. When the war ended, West African soldiers returned to their homes near Darkar, Senegal, but they did not receive a parade. Instead, they were slaughtered by the same French troops they once shared foxholes with. Recently French President…
Read MoreIllinois Supreme Court overturns actor’s conviction
The Illinois Supreme Court overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction after ruling that the Cook County State’s attorney did not honor an earlier agreement by trying him a second time. The court ruled that a special prosecutor should not have been allowed to intervene after Smollett reached a deal with the Cook County state’s attorney in which…
Read MorePresident Biden speaks to dignitaries at the National Slavery Museum in Angola
President Joe Biden described slavery as “our nation’s original sin — original sin — one that haunted America and casts a long shadow ever since,” during a speech before officials of the National Slavery Museum in Belas, Angola. Estimates of the number of slaves shipped from Angola range from 2 million to 6 million. Most were…
Read MoreClimate Change Conference opens in Azerbaijan
With flash floods in Spain, droughts in California, Asia, and Africa, back-to-back devastating hurricanes in Florida, and record high temperatures, the Climate Change Conference, COP29, opened today in Baku, Azerbaijan to address some of those issues and many others. The conference is being held following the election of President Donald Trump who does not believe…
Read MoreNorthern Ireland elects a Black woman as mayor of one of its largest cities
Lilian Seenoi-Barr arrived in Northern Ireland as a refugee and is now the first Black woman to be elected mayor of Derry, also known as Londonderry and Strabane, a town in County Tyrone. This is believed to be the first time a Black politician has been elected to public office in Northern Ireland, although Rotimi Adebari, a…
Read MoreAfrican Union joins Group of 20
African Union joined the Group of 20, also known as the G20, which could have major implications for Africa’s role in global geopolitics. As the continent faces various challenges, ranging from climate change to political instability and economic inequality, experts disagree on how big an impact G20 membership will have as the AU joins 20…
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