President Biden will nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, she is a federal appeals judge in Washington, D.C., It starts the process for seating of the nation’s first female Black justice. The White House made the announcement official Friday.
Three former Minneapolis police officers were found guilty of failing to render aid as they watched George Floyd get suffocated by former Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin. Alexander Kueng, Tou Thao, and Thomas Lane were convicted on charges of not assisting Floyd as he died, and of violating his constitutional rights. Floyd’s murder in 2020...
The Bay Area’s largest halal food organization is partnering with eight restaurants and food vendors to increase awareness of Black-owned businesses and the community’s needs. Black Muslim Food Week runs today through Monday. The three-day culinary fest will offer deals and pop-up events followed by a day of fasting and community fundraising. ...
Racial and religious prejudice increased significantly among former president Donald Trump’s supporters during his presidency, according to studies published Monday by the journal Nature Human Behavior. The 13 studies involved more than 10,000 participants. Researchers and social psychologists, Benjamin Ruisch of the University of Kent in the...
ANKARA (AA) – The second meeting between special envoys from Turkiye and Armenia to discuss steps for normalizing ties between the two countries was held in Vienna on Thursday. A Turkish Foreign Ministry statement announced the meeting between the special representatives of Turkiye and Armenia, “respectively, Ambassador Serdar Kili...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the Minsk Agreement on the Ukrainian settlement ceased to exist when Russia recognized Ukraine’s breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states. Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Putin said Russia had struggled for eight years for the implementation of the accord while...
An Israeli minister has announced his resignation from the government of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, according to local media. Eli Avidar, who was not assigned any ministerial position, becomes the first minister to resign from the Bennett-led cabinet. Avidar strongly criticized the government and its performance, saying that he should hav...
Turkish Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTUK) urged three international broadcasters to apply for an online broadcasting license as a Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman stressed Wednesday it is a “technical requirement.” US State Department spokesman Ned Price expressed “concern” on Twitter about RTUK’s requiremen...
Burkina Faso’s technical commission tasked with drafting a charter and a roadmap for the transitional period on Wednesday handed over its report to junta leader Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Damiba. Chaired by Mariame Ouattara, the commission was tasked with setting the framework for the political transition revolving around the restoration of territori...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognized the independence of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine in an emotional address on state-run television. He also questioned Ukraine’s right to sovereignty and alleged the West had spent years cheating Moscow. Putin said the West “spat” on Russia’s security con...
