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Book on 1981 Liverpool 'is antidote to colonial education'
Liverpool Echo via Yahoo News UK· 18 hours agoThe books we read and were required to read (in school) are designed to celebrate and glorify the...
Opinion: This July 4th weekend, a different way to celebrate the history we share
CNN.com· 2 days agoEditor’s Note: Lonnie G. Bunch III is the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Carla Hayden is...
David Lammy: friend of Obama now UK foreign minister
AFP via Yahoo News UK· 3 days agoBritain's new foreign minister David Lammy, appointed Friday, is a trailblazing black lawmaker descended from slaves who calls former US president Barack...
Freedom isn’t free
Arizona Mirror· 4 days agoYou can’t understand the scope of 122,000 names until you see them on a wall. Stand at the foot of the National Monument to Freedom, recently dedicated...
2024 California propositions voter guide: minimum wage, crime, marriage, healthcare, rent and more
LA Times via Yahoo News UK· 4 days agoIn addition to a precarious presidential election and high-stakes U.S House races, California voters...
Modern slavery gang masters 'beat' workers 'for fun', victim says
BBC News· 4 days agoModern slavery gang masters beat workers "just for fun", one victim has told the BBC. Tania was part of a crew of agricultural workers ferried across farms in England. The testimony comes as ...
Is This The Best We Can Do?
HuffPost via Yahoo News UK· 4 days agoA quick look into U.S. history will reveal the way identity was used to limit a person’s ability to engage in politics. The 1857 Dred Scott Supreme Court...
Suriname's Saamaka community demands government prevent industry encroachment on pristine territory
Reuters· 5 days agoSuriname must protect the Saamaka Maroons in the country's interior and prevent further encroachment on their lands by extractive industries such as logging, the Association of Saamaka Communities ...
Why MPs are happier when they lose
The New Statesman· 5 days agoWhen Brian Donohoe lost Central Ayrshire in 2015, he had a final message for his constituents – “f**k off”. Donohoe tells me now that he still hears from...
Three die in clashes following Mauritania election result
The Courier· 6 days agoClashes in Mauritania between security forces and protesters rallying against the re-election of...