JACKSON, Mississippi – A federal appeals court has ruled unconstitutional a Mississippi state law that permanently disenfranchises people with certain criminal records. The law was passed in 1890 by white lawmakers during the Jim Crow era and was used to disenfranchise Black voters. The court ruled that the law violates the Eighth Amendm...
On the outskirts of Tripoli, Libya (AFP): Pato looks at the picture on his phone. It shows him with his wife and daughter, all carefree smiles. “That’s the last time we were happy,” he says, completely traumatized. A few months after the photograph was taken, his life was shattered. A friend showed Pato, who is […]
BERLIN (AA): The number of politically motivated attacks on refugee shelters in Germany has steadily increased since the beginning of last year, with 80 crimes reported in the first half of this year, mostly involving far-right activists as perpetrators and migrant Muslims from Afro-Asian origin as the victims. Following a parliamentary inquir...
Portland, United Kingdom (AFP): If there’s one thing that unites the people of Portland, south-west England, it is opposition to the UK government’s plan to house 500 asylum seekers on a large barge in its harbour. From a vantage point at the top of this small town of 13,000 inhabitants, the 93-metre- (305-foot-)long Bibby Stockhol...
UNITED NATIONS (AA): The UN Tuesday called for an immediate end to the expulsions of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers from Tunisia to the borders with Libya and Algeria. In July, hundreds of people from sub-Saharan African countries were forced from the coastal city of Sfax by Tunisian security forces, and left stranded in a […]
TALLAHASSEE, Florida – The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations condemned an attack on a Jewish house of worship. This is the fourth anti-Semitic incident reported to Pensacola police in a few weeks. The latest incident occurred at Florida’s first Jewish temple, Temple Beth El. The state’s largest Muslim civil rig...
AUSTIN, Texas – The president of a university in Texas has resigned over a new racial conflict. Katherine Banks, the president of Texas A&M College, resigned after facing criticism of the way her administration handled the hiring of Kathleen McElroy, a prominent Black professor. McElroy’s hiring had been met with opposition fro...
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will establish a national monument to honor Emmett Till, a Black teenager lynched in Mississippi in 1955. The memorial will commemorate the life and tragic death of Till at age of 14. The memorial will also show the acquittal of his white killers and the commitment of his mother, Mamie […]
HOUSTON, United States (AA) The killing of Black people by police officers in the U.S. is a widespread problem that has existed for decades. Speaking to Türkiye’s Anadolu news agency, political activist Ron Jackson said police have been involved in several high-profile killings of Black people in recent years. Jackson, who also hosts a radio [...
TALLAHASSEE, Florida – Civil society activists and educators have condemned Florida’s new K-12 curriculum for presenting a distorted view of history. The curriculum includes sections that suggest slavery was beneficial to Blacks, such as developing skills for personal gain. Critics argue that this approach ignores the severe and la...
