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World Dignitaries React To Death Of Bishop Desmond Tutu
South Africa’s leading advocate for change and reconciliation under a Black majority rule and the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Bishop Tutu, died in Cape Town on December 26 at the age of 90.
The Pandemic Pushed Nearly 100 Million People In Poverty. They’re Struggling To Escape
The World Bank estimates that 97 million people across the globe fell into poverty due to the pandemic in 2020, living on less than $2 a day.
Biden To Lift Travel Restrictions On Southern African Countries
The Biden administration is lifting restrictions on eight southern African countries that were put in place last month after the Omicron variant was first identified in South Africa, two administration officials told CNN.
Great Britain Reports First Omicron-Related Death
Health officials in the United Kingdom reported that infection rates due to the Omicron variant had doubled every two to three days. Reportedly, the variant accounts for 40 percent of all COVID cases in London.
U.S. Decision To Impose Restrictions On African Visitors Called ‘Travel Apartheid’
Harsh criticism continues to be heard from Africans and their leaders against UK and U.S. travel restrictions allegedly to control the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant – now showing up in several U.S. states.
In French Pantheon, Josephine Baker Makes History Yet Again
France is inducting Josephine Baker -- Missouri-born cabaret dancer, French World War II spy and civil rights activist -- into its Pantheon, the first Black woman honored in the final resting place of France's most revered luminaries.
African Countries Rage At New Travel Bans By Vaccine Hoarding Countries
Southern African countries are facing new travel restrictions after the discovery of a handful of coronavirus variants, first found in Botswana.
Brazilians Observe Mês Da Consciência Negra – Brazil’s Black History Month
During November, many in the northeastern state have vowed to recognize Black history and cultural awareness ahead of the nationwide observance of Black Consciousness Day on November 20.
From Border Crisis To Quakes, Women Of Haiti Gather To Ignite Their Collective Power
On July 7, President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in his private residence in the capital, Port-au-Prince. On Aug. 14, a massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti’s southern peninsula, leaving at least 2,284 dead and more than 12,763 injured. Just two weeks ago, photos surfaced showing U.S. Border Patrol officers on horses whipping Haitians as they tried to enter the United States.
U.S. Needs To Make Its Asylum Policy Clear
The horrifying images of the crisis — immigration agents on horseback using reins as whips on the helpless, women and children huddled in the heat, distraught Haitians deported back to the Haiti that they had left years ago — will not be so easily erased.