“Toxic Optimism”: How Americans Ended Up With Trump Term 2
By Kim Wehle Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons Just last month, actor and Democrat George Clooney mused, “ ventally we’ll find our better angels. We have every other time.”…
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Kenya’s Government Trying To Prevent Protests Against New Finance Bill
By Semafor Africa Photos: Wikimedia Commons Kenya’s government has deployed an elaborate communications strategy around its latest finance bill to avoid a repeat of last year’s deadly protests,…
African Leaders To Address Africa’s Debt Crisis In Togo Talks
By Semafor Africa Photos: YouTube Screenshots African policymakers will address the continent’s spiraling debt crisis during three days of talks that start in Togo’s capital Lomé on Monday.…
Pope Leo XIV Calls For Peace In Ukraine And Gaza On Mother’s Day
By AP News Photos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia Commons VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called for a genuine and just peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in…
US: Don’t Forcibly Transfer Migrants To Libya
By Human Rights Watch Photos: YouTube Screenshots (New York) – The United States should not forcibly transfer migrants to Libya, where inhumane detention conditions are well-documented, including torture,…
A Voice For Our Community: Why Latoya LeGrand Is The Champion Southeast Queens Deserves
By Edwin Freeman Photos: Edwin Freeman In the race to replace outgoing African American woman Council Member Adrienne Adams in Queens City Council District 28, one candidate stands…
This Weekend At The New York African Film Festival
New York African Film Festival The New York African Film Festival continues at Film at Lincoln Center with an amazing lineup, which includes: SATURDAY FILMS One of our…
“Tyre Nichols Is Dead, And Deserves To Be Alive”
By David A. Graham\The Atlantic Photos: YouTube Screenshots In January 2023, I traveled to Memphis to report on the killing of Tyre Nichols, an unarmed Black man beaten…
Black Americans Must Be Strategic To Win Global Economic Game As America’s International Influence Weakens
By Dr. Brooks Robinson\ Black Economics.org Photos: Wikimedia Commons Introduction “Headline Thoughts” (HLT) reflect our contemplations of, and conclusions about, recent and important media headlines from a Black…