Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey "Only the best is good enough for Africa."
Kwame Nkrumah "The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa."
Lethal injections of Black people in the United States were botched more than twice as often as those of white people, according to a report from an anti-death-penalty group. NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS As Clayton Lockett lay on an execution table in Oklahoma in 2014 awaiting his death, medical officials struggled to gain access to a vein […]
“The state of our Union depends upon” these bills, the letter reads. BEATRICE PETERSON More than 400 lawmakers, activists, civil rights leaders, musicians and actors have written a joint letter to President Joe Biden calling on him to support a list of Congressional bills on racial equity and reparative justice through executive actions and orders. […]
Black people make up about 14 percent of the U.S. population. Many of them are wondering what it would be like to be part of a majority. Colette Coleman Jes’ka Washington lives in a six-bedroom house on a hill with avocado trees and a spectacular view, not far from the rabbit farm she runs. For […]
JING PAN When you spend millions of dollars buying your dream home, you naturally anticipate the freedom to live in it. Yet, the gap between expectation and reality can be startlingly wide. Meet Susana and Joseph Landa, who bought their $2 million dream house in the New York City suburb of Douglaston, Queens in October […]
British Columbia is banning new post-secondary institutions from applying to enroll Nigerians and other international students for the next two years, as the province roots out “exploitive practices” plaguing the system. Post-Secondary Education Minister Selina Robinson said Monday that the freeze is necessary to correct faults in an international education system that “has not been […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill that creates a commission to study New York’s legacy with the institution of slavery, and what amends would look like. SANJANA KARANTH New York will formally consider reparations for descendants of enslaved people, thanks to a newly signed bill that forces the state to reckon with its role in […]
The government of Cameroon and the indigenous Baka people in the country’s southeast have agreed to an updated memorandum of understanding that provides them with more access to natural resources in the country’s protected forest areas. NGALA KILLIAN CHIMTOM The memorandum, that was signed on 19 September in the regional capital Bertoua, expands upon an […]
Rashid Bynum was charged with killing Eunice Dwumfour He declined to waive extradition to New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy can request his return from Virginia’s governor The man charged with the death of Sayreville councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour delayed his return to New Jersey to face charges. Rashid Bynum was arrested on May 30 at his […]
MIKE STOBBE Racial bias built into a common medical test for lung function is likely leading to fewer Black patients getting care for breathing problems, a study published Thursday June 1 suggests. As many as 40% more Black male patients in the study might have been diagnosed with breathing problems if current diagnosis-assisting computer software […]
ELAINE CHEN Many Black Americans would have to travel across county lines just to find an open spot with a cardiologist, a new analysis found. About 16.8 million Black Americans — roughly 1 in 3 — live in counties with little or no access to heart specialists, according to a report from GoodRx, a telehealth […]