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Thousands Moving Money to Black-Owned Banks
The latest response to discrimination and police brutality is renewed calls to #BankBlack and bring economic empowerment to struggling communities.
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Gaza’s Sick Pay Price of Blockade
Gaza has had chronic shortages of medicines as a result of political division between the West Bank and Gaza, as well as Israel's siege.
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“Equal Play, Equal Pay”: Female Athletes Play for Respect in Rio
The US national women's soccer team has won far more championships than the US men's team. So why are they paid less?
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Congressional Investigation Affirms Military Leaders Manipulated ISIS War Intelligence
The intel manipulation appears, at this point, to have been the result of bad practices by senior CENTCOM leaders.
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Chronic Hunger Lingers in the Midst of Plenty
The global food security challenge is unambiguous: by 2050, the world must feed 9 billion people.
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Brazil’s Sewage Woes Reflect the Growing Global Water Quality Crisis
The headlines continue to highlight the problems with the water quality and the associated risks.
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Federal Investigation Lays Bare How Baltimore Police Systematically Abuse Black Residents’ Civil Rights
It took an uprising to bring attention to the rampant racism of the city police department.
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High School Students’ Test Results Are Being Sent to Military Recruiters Without Consent
Popularity of enlistment test grows, while results are shared with recruiters without parental consent.
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World Social Forum in Montreal: “Another World Is Once Again Being Constructed Without Africa“
Representatives from several African nations plan to boycott the World Social Forum proceedings in Montreal.
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Eight Years After a Mercaptan Spill, Residents of Eight Mile, Alabama, Call for Evacuation
Eight years after a mercaptan spill at a Mobile Gas facility in Eight Mile, Alabama, residents are still fighting back.