California will rename more than 30 places across 15 counties to eliminate a derogatory term for Native American women. The move follows a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022 which bans the use of the word “squaw.” Assembly member James Ramos, who championed the bill, said the term dehumanizes Native American women. The [&helli...
The Guardian has announced it will stop posting on social media platform X. In a statement, the British media outlet expressed concerns over the growing negativity and extremism on the site, which it believes now outweighs the benefits for sharing journalism and engaging with audiences. The decision comes amid rising scrutiny of X, [&helli...
A wave of racist text messages has been condemned by officials and universities across the U.S. The messages, which started appearing on Wednesday, were sent to Black residents in at least 32 states and in the nation’s capital. At least 26 schools have reported receiving the racist messages. The texts included offensive language, claiming reci...
A binational mass was held on the border between Mexico and the United States to honor the 146 migrants who died during the fiscal year 2023. The ceremony took place on the river dividing the two nations. It is a tradition spanning over two decades, and aims to pay tribute to deceased migrants while expressing […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – Former US President Donald Trump claimed at a rally in Michigan on Friday that jobs traditionally held by Blacks were being increasingly taken by newly arrived migrants, attributing it to the Biden administration’s immigration policies. “It’s all gone to the migrants,” Trump told supporters, claiming that th...
ANKARA (AA) – An Australian court has ruled that Senator Pauline Hanson violated laws with her racial remarks against a Muslim lawmaker, according to local media reports. Federal Court Justice Angus Stewart rejected arguments from Hanson’s lawyer, stating that the senator’s tweet constituted an “angry personal attack...
ANKARA (AA) – Criticizing racist remarks made at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s New York rally, President Joe Biden seemed to label Trump’s supporters “garbage,” a charge the White House immediately denied. Condemning a racist joke at Trump’s Sunday night rally at Madison Square Garden, Biden told a group of Latino supporters...
ISTANBUL (AA) – King Charles III has acknowledged “painful aspects” of British colonial rule amid calls for slavery reparations. This came during an address to leaders and representatives of 56 Commonwealth nations at a summit in Samoa Pacific nation. In a veiled reference to past slavery across Asia, Africa and the Caribbean during the Britis...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden is set to apologize to Native Americans for federally-run boarding schools that forcibly removed Native children from their families and subjected them to grave abuses, the White House said Thursday. Biden will issue his presidential apology Friday when he visits the Gila River Indian Community in th...
ISTANBUL (AA) – British King Charles III faced protest by an Indigenous lawmaker in Australia, telling the monarch the southern Pacific nation was not his land. Clad in a fur cloak, Senator Lidia Thorpe raised her voice to make Charles listen to her statement after the monarch delivered his speech in the Australian parliament. Secret [&h...
