Rising hate crimes, weak gun control laws fueling epidemic of gun violence claiming thousands of lives in US every year ISTANBUL (AA) – A weekend shooting that left three people dead in Jacksonville, Florida has once again cast a spotlight on the disturbing fact that neo-Nazism and white supremacist trends are on a steep rise […]
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Ground penetrating radar has unearthed 79 potential children’s graves and those that may be of 14 infants at the former Beauval Indian Residential School in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, English River First Nation said Tuesday. “This is not a final number. It breaks my heart that there are likely mor...
TAHHAHASSEE, Florida – A 21-year-old white gunman named Ryan Christopher Palmeter killed three Blacks in a racially motivated attack at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida. The shooting occurred on Saturday. The gunman had legally purchased a handgun in April and an AR -15 rifle in June. The victims of the attack were 52-year...
Thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in Washington to commemorate event WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are joining thousands of others to mark the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s anti-racism march on Monday. They are meeting with organizers of the 1963 gathering to mark the annivers...
Dalits, or Black untouchables of India, are at the bottom of the caste hierarchy of India’s social system NEW DELHI, India – A Dalit teenager was allegedly lynched and killed by an upper caste Hindu mob in India. Reports said that his sister was also attacked, and the mother was stripped naked, when they tried […]
ANKARA (AA) – US supermodel Bella Hadid’s defense of Palestinian rights has brought her under fire from Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. In an interview with an Israeli channel on Wednesday, Ben-Gvir had said the safety and mobility rights of Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank held more weight than those o...
SpaceX accused of discouraging asylees, refugees from applying, refusing to hire WASHINGTON (AA) – The US Justice Department said Thursday it filed a lawsuit against tech billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX company on allegations of discriminatory hiring practices. “The lawsuit alleges that, from at least September 2018 to May 202...
Petitioners allege that policy discriminates against Asian American students based on race WASHINGTON – A group of parents and students have filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the admissions policy of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJHSST). The petitioners allege that the policy discriminat...
ANKARA (AA) – Migrants held in the detention centers of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) experienced “negligent” medical care, “unsafe and filthy” conditions, and racist abuse, a report said. Inspectors, assigned by the Department of Civil Rights and Freedoms of the Ministry of Homeland Security to...
-Research shows that Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History has more than 250 brains, mostly from people of color. WASHINGTON – A recent media investigation has brought to light a disturbing revelation about the Washington-based Smithsonian Institute. According to a report published by the Washington Post, the institute i...
