Daughter of slain civil rights leader sees echoes of US political violence
Jackson, Miss. -- More than 60 years after a white supremacist assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers, his daughter still ...
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US accuses Harvard of anti-Semitic harassment of Jewish students, staff
A federal task force threatens to cut all of Harvard’s federal funding over alleged violations of the rights of Jewish ...
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Political violence is quintessentially American
Violence begets violence, so many religions say. Americans should know. After all, the United States – a nation founded on ...
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‘Thithi president!’: Supporters rally for banned Ivorian opposition hopeful
Despite a heavy downpour and slippery roads, supporters of presidential candidate Tidjane Thiam poured into Abidjan’s streets in the thousands ...
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‘You don’t know if you’ll return home’: Immigration raids shake Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California — On a warm Tuesday afternoon in East Hollywood, Payo grilled up heaping plates of chicken, carne ...
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Italy’s citizenship referendum: What’s at stake?
The fate of millions of immigrants is at stake as Italians vote in a two-day referendum that proposes to speed ...
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‘Need answers’: Will Sri Lanka’s Tamils find war closure under Dissanayake?
Mullivaikkal, Sri Lanka – On a beach in northeastern Sri Lanka, Krishnan Anjan Jeevarani laid out some of her family’s ...
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Uganda confirms military trials for civilians despite Supreme Court ruling
President Yoweri Museveni’s government has frequently defended military trials, citing national security concerns.Uganda’s parliament has passed a controversial bill authorising ...
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El Salvador arrests prominent human rights lawyer who defends deportees
Ruth Eleonora López has defended Venezuelan immigrants deported to El Salvador by US President Trump’s administration.A prominent human rights lawyer ...
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Malcolm X at 100: Ibram X Kendi looks to the future
Author Ibram X Kendi on what still needs to be learned about Malcolm X’s legacy and race in the United ...
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