11:09 pm Israel Ramps UP Airstrike As Violence Continues in Gaza
11:46 am Weekend Review: At Least 68 Dead After Blast Near School in Afghanistan
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Israel Ramps UP Airstrike As Violence Continues in Gaza
Weekend Review: At Least 68 Dead After Blast Near School in Afghanistan
Massive Drought in California Threatens Wildfire Season
Tragedy Grips India as COVID-19 Cases Reach New Records
Chelsea and City set for an all-English Champions League Final
Manchester United Fans Disrupt Play to Protest Owners
Weekend Review: Joe Biden’s Peaceful Inauguration
Georgia’s SB 202 Voting Bill Meets Heavy Opposition
On Thursday, March 25, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed SB 202, dubbed the “Election Integrity Act of 2021.” Officially, the 98-page bill seeks to reform the election system and eliminate election fraud. However, objectors contend its measures will do more to suppress votes rather than secure them. Highlights of the bill include new ID requirements […]
Weekend Review: Democratic Senators Block $15 Federal Minimum Wage
Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona made an exaggerated thumbs-down gesture in opposition of a $15 federal minimum wage on the Senate floor. Meanwhile, two Democratic senators from Delaware, Chris Coons and Tom Carper, teamed up to give their thumbs-downs together. A total of eight Democratic senators voted against the hike, which was enough to […]
Weekend Review: Intel Reports Saudi Prince Approved ‘Capture or Kill’ of Jamal Khashoggi
A report by the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence found that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman (MBS) “approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey, to capture or kill” Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. It confirms speculation which has long implicated MBS as instrumental in Khashoggi’s death and subsequent dismemberment. The report was […]
Weekend Review: Trump’s Second Impeachment Begins With Frightening Footage
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump began this week, and Democratic House impeachment managers opened with compelling video of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Some lawmakers were reported to be visibly shocked and shaken to see how close rioters came to them and their staffs. The managers used years of […]
Weekend Review: Joe Biden’s Peaceful Inauguration
On Wednesday, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States at an inauguration event held before a limited live crowd. Kamala Harris also made history in becoming the first woman, first African American and first Asian American to hold the office of Vice President in the U.S. The inauguration was […]
Historians put Trump’s Insurrection into perspective.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – One particular video caught the New York Times’ best-selling author and podcaster Mike Duncan’s attention on Wednesday evening. Duncan authored The Storm Before The Storm, a piece of historical literature detailing the events which led to the fall of the Roman Republic and has gained acclaim for podcasts covering both Roman History […]
Weekend Review: Coup Attempt at the U.S. Capitol Leaves Five Dead
On Wednesday, protesters overtook the country’s Capitol building in a pro-Trump demonstration which quickly turned into a violent revolt. President Trump encouraged his supporters to walk to the Capitol after leaving a “Save America” rally, where he and his attorney Rudy Giuliani spoke. Trump used the podium to restate unfounded claims of election fraud, including […]
Democrats Take the Senate, Extremists Attempt to Take the Capitol
Democrats have achieved control of the Senate with two wins in the Georgia runoff elections. Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Osoff each defeated their Republican opponents. Once sworn in, Reverend Warnock will become Georgia’s first Black senator and only the second Black senator to be elected from a former Confederate state. Joy comes in the […]
US Politics: Two Major Stories To Watch In 2021
2021 is finally here, and for many, it’s a sigh of relief as the new year ushered in hope, expectations, and aspirations. The 2020 political anxiety and division still lingers, but the general expectation is that things might eventually come to some normalcy in the new year. The new year will be hard to predict […]
Weekend Review: Trump Grants Controversial Pardons
With only weeks left in office, President Trump carried out 20 questionable pardons and sentence commutations this week, including one for his son-in-law’s father, Charles Kushner. Four former Blackwater guards convicted of killing 14 innocent Iraqis in a 2007 Baghdad massacre were also among the pardons. The company held a $1 billion government contract to […]
Massive Drought in California Threatens Wildfire Season
Last year, California had its worst-ever wildfire season with an astonishing 4.4 million acres burned, more than double the previous record. Unfortunately for Californians, experts believe potential conditions exist for an even more destructive wildfire season this summer. Some early indicators, such as snowpack at 15% of the state’s average for this time of year, suggest a massive […]
Witnesses Relive Guilt, Trauma, Over Floyd During the Trial of Derek Chauvin
The trial of Derek Chauvin for killing George Floyd continued on Thursday as witnesses and first responders testify. According to court testimony, EMS workers were initially called to the scene at 8:20 p.m. for a mouth injury, a low-priority call that didn’t require the responding ambulance to turn on its sirens. One minute later, the […]
AstraZeneca Uses Outdated Information In Touting Vaccine Efficacy
On Monday, AstraZeneca announced that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective for adults of all ages, following the results of their study on over 32,000 volunteers. Unfortunately, it was revealed early Tuesday morning that the study included outdated information. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) issued the following statement shortly after […]
Biden Vows To End “Uncivil War” In Inaugural Adress
Joe Biden is officially the 46th president of the United States. His inauguration Wednesday morning comes just two weeks after violent rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol building in a final effort to overturn Biden’s electoral victory. President Biden acknowledged the disturbing event head-on in his inauguration address, which aimed to unify the nation in our […]
Trump Admin Falls Short Of 2020 Vaccine Goal
In early December, Operation Warp Speed leaders announced that they would strive to vaccinate 20 million Americans by the new year. Unfortunately, the United States missed this goal. Just over 4 million Americans have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine thus far. This is obviously far less than the federal government strived for […]
New COVID-19 Strain in the U.K. Raises Questions on Future of Pandemic
The new potentially more contagious COVID-19 strain found in the UK is raising questions about the pandemic fight’s future. Just when good news regarding the coronavirus had reached the world—stunning breakthroughs in the development of COVID-19 vaccines at historic speeds—scientists have found a late-year mutation of the virus in the U.K. This comes as the […]
As COVID-19 Vaccines Approach WHO Cautions Against Remdesivir
Last week Pfizer and German partner BioNTech became the first companies to seek emergency authorization for the COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019) vaccines in the United States. Data released on November 9th showed the vaccine they are working on being quite effective. Shortly after, Moderna also announced similar results providing a major step forward in the battle against the […]
Panic for Profit: Activist Uncovers Pritzker Conflict of Interests
Allan Max Axelrod and the #NoAmerenShutoffs campaign have made major progress in the fight to keep utilities on for the people of Illinois during the pandemic.The state is surging in Covid-19 cases and mortalities while Governor JB Pritzker remains silent on extending an eviction moratorium and enacting a mandatory moratorium on utility shutoffs.Axelrod uncovered that […]
The US Sets Another Grim COVID-19 Milestone
While going without a complete answer, the lack of Universal Healthcare puts U.S. citizens in a predicament when receiving care for COVID-19.
2020 US Election Closing Arguments and the Issues
With 2020 us election coming up in less than a month, there is a great deal of turmoil and contention between the candidates and the American people. Everyone has an opinion about what is best for the country and what is needed to turn things around. Both sides of the aisle have different views on several major […]
Social media fueling political activism across Africa
In Africa, where open anti-government demonstrations are shrinking due to increased clampdown from those in authorities, many activists are turning to social media as alternative means to protest against oppressive governments. The recent arrest and imprisonment of Dr. Stella Nyanzi, a renowned Ugandan lecturer and feminist has sparked widespread outrage over the use of social […]
Condoning White Supremacy: How The Media Rushed To Excuse Covington Catholic Incident
Last week by the Lincoln Memorial in the nation’s capital, a standoff between students from Covington Catholic high school and Native Americans threw America into a racial whirlwind. For a moment, it seemed like everyone had chosen a side and was ready to go to war over who was right and who was wrong. Initially, […]
Gun Violence And The Jazmine Barnes Story
Children and Gun Violence: Jazmine Barnes 7-year-old Jazmine Barnes and her three sisters accompanied their mother to the store in their pajamas in the early morning on December 30. The sun hadn’t risen when they headed out for breakfast supplies and someone opened fire on their vehicle near the store. Jazmine’s mother, LaPorsha Washington, was […]
Why Gentrification Needs To Be tackled At its Source In NYC
“Shabby, cottages have been taken over and have become elegant expensive residences… Once this process of ‘gentrification’ starts, it goes on rapidly, until all of the original working-class occupiers are displaced and the whole social character of the district is changed.” This 1964 quote from Ruth Glass, a British sociologist, is the first to coin […]
George H.W. Bush: A Life of Service
George Herbert Walker Bush, America’s 41st President, will be memorialized on Wednesday in the Nation’s Capital after passing away on November 30 at the age of 94. Roads are expected to be closed in the Metropolitan area as the late President is taken to the Washington National Cathedral for a 90-minute funeral. From there, his […]
Amazon’s HQ2 And What It May Mean For New York
This November the city of New York reached a deal with e-commerce behemoth Amazon that will see them build a second headquarters, “HQ2,” in the Long Island City area of Queens. It’s the largest economic development project in the history of the state and was hard won against the likes of New Jersey and others, […]
Winnie Mandela’s Legacy: A Clarion Call For Every African Woman
Last month, the world was awakened by the demise of a foremost South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, and the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, Winnie Madikizela – Mandela. Fondly known as the ” Mother of the Nation ” by her supporters, apparently because of her tacit involvement in anti-apartheid South Africa struggles, or perhaps because […]
A close-look into the anarchist epicenter of Greece
Nestled in the boroughs of Greece’s capital city, between mount Lycabettus and the landmark archeological museum, Exarchia stands out. This curious neighborhood attracts many visitors who often, themselves, stand out as they are easy to spot due to their bewildered expressions while they survey the outlandish street art. Art which dwellers have grown used to […]
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Added Ibrahim Prize Award To Her Accolades
This week, 80-year-old Ellen Eugenia Johnson Sirleaf –Liberia’s first elected female head of state and 24th former president, was awarded the $5 million Ibrahim Prize for African Leadership. Sirleaf is also a previously renowned recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, along with her Liberian compatriot Leymah Gbowee, and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen, for their […]
Why Senator Kamala Harris Could Be The First Black Female U.S President
The night of November 8th, 2016 is one that will live in the memories of many across America for decades to come. It was a day that altered the lives and perspectives of almost everyone who participated in the 200-year-old tradition of choosing the leader of the free world, The United States Of America. That […]
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