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Celebrating 60 Years At Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum Of African American History
Forbes
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Elonte Davis, 'If You can Make it.' James Rotz Charles H. Wright (1918–2002). M.D. Medical Doctor. No small achievement for a Black man born and raised in Alabama during the darkest depths of Jim Crow segregation. Every instrument of society at...
Macron and Meloni reset ties in strategic shift beyond European borders
Weekly Blitz
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June 8, 2025
The geopolitical rapprochement between French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni marks a significant moment not only for European diplomacy but also for global affairs. Long plagued by political friction and...
Kyiv pride event goes forward despite concerns about Russian attacks, far-right protesters
The Globe and Mail
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June 8, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Although support for LGBTQ rights has risen in Ukraine in recent years, LGBTQ events such as the Kyiv Pride festival, held on June 7, are still regularly targeted by extremist groups.SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images On...
Global Fashion Agenda Addresses Sustainability’s Struggles: Uncertainty Looms Amid Policy Shifts, Economic Pressures and Tariffs
WWD - New York
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June 8, 2025
COPENHAGEN — Does sustainability stand a chance in a world where it is being increasingly de-prioritized amid shifting government policies, mounting tariffs and more conservative political climates? That was the question attendees grappled with at...
Staggering cost of housing migrants laid bare as it 'equals taxes paid by 582k workers'
Daily Express
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June 8, 2025
Shocking new research has suggested the annual bill paid by the UK to keep migrants in hotels is equivalent to the taxes forked out by 582,000 workers. Latest official figures show there were 32,345 asylum seekers staying in up to 220 hotels...
China’s Cozy Relationship With One of America’s Caribbean Neighbors Raises Red Flags
The Daily Signal - Washington D.C.
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June 8, 2025
While the Trump administration is working to decrease U.S. dependency on Chinese goods by bolstering U.S. manufacturing, one of America’s trading partners and neighbors to the south appears to be growing increasingly friendly with the Chinese...
Russia pushes into central Ukrainian region for first time
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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June 8, 2025
By Kosta Gak and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Subunits from the Russian military’s 90th tank division reached the border of Dnipropetrovsk with the Donetsk region, large parts of which are already under Russian occupation, according to the...
Ukraine’s Zelensky vows to press on with prisoner exchanges with Russia
The Straits Times
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June 8, 2025
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press briefing in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 19.PHOTO: REUTERS KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed on June 8 to press on with prisoner exchanges with Russia and said any failure by...
Ukraine rejects claim Russian forces entered key central region
The Straits Times
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June 8, 2025
A handout photograph released on April 17 showed local residents standing near burnt-out cars after a drone attack in Dnipro.PHOTO: AFP KYIV – Kyiv’s armed forces rejected as “disinformation” Russia’s claim that its ground troops have crossed into...
Ghana ranked 9th in Africa with highest outstanding loans to China
Joy FM
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June 8, 2025
Ghana is ranked 9th in Africa with the highest outstanding loans to China, according to data compiled by Boston University’s Global Development Policy Center. The country’s debt to China stands at US$6.1 billion. Angola is ranked 1st in Africa...
Migrant communities celebrate parent visa, amid concerns it'll lock many out
RNZ
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June 8, 2025
Parents and their sponsor will need to meet a range of health and income requirements to qualify for the new visa. Photo: RNZ Migrant communities are hailing a new visa which will allow parents of New Zealand citizens and residents to visit...
What is Fusarium Head Blight, the disease caused by fungus ‘smuggled’ from China into US?
The Week
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Two Chinese researchers were charged by a US federal court for allegedly smuggling the fungus, Fusarium Graminearum, from China last summer. The smuggling has further deepened the political tensions between the two countries. Yunqing Jian and...
Claudia Sheinbaum criticó redadas migratorias en Los Ángeles
KESQ-TV - California
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June 8, 2025
Por Marlon Sorto, CNN La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, criticó las redadas migratorias federales que han causado protestas en Los Ángeles. Sheinbaum dijo que Los Ángeles “no sería lo que es” sin los mexicanos y mexicanas que viven allí....
China, EU trade talks development garners global attention at key juncture
Global Times
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China EU Photo:VCG Interactions between China and Europe continue to garner global attention as officials from both sides held talks on key trade issues, including Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) imports to the EU and China's anti-dumping...
Russia says it’s waiting for Ukraine to confirm swap of fighters’ bodies
The Columbian - Washington State
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Russian officials said Sunday that Moscow is still awaiting official confirmation from Ukraine that a planned exchange of 6,000 bodies of soldiers killed in action will take place, reiterating allegations that Kyiv had postponed the swap. On the...
NYC Congress members fume after being denied access to ICE detainment centers in Lower Manhattan: ‘This is not Russia’
AM New York Metro
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June 8, 2025
“This is not Russia,” Congressmember Nydia Velazquez charged on Sunday alongside Rep. Adriano Espaillat after they say they were denied access to where immigrants are being detained in Lower Manhattan. Photo by Dean Moses US Reps. Nydia Velázquez...
Rafael Morton to receive History Museum's 2025 African American Legacy Award
ABC 57 News - Indiana
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June 8, 2025
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The History Museum is set to honor Rafael Morton with the History Museum's 2025 African American Legacy Award on June 10 at their Juneteenth Reception. The Juneteenth Reception will take place at the museum from 5:30 p.m. -...
Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2025 concludes with new global alliances and concrete commitments for a sustainable future
Joy FM
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June 8, 2025
The Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) has successfully concluded its second edition, reinforcing its position as a vital global platform for advancing sustainable development. Around 1,600 participants from all across the world—including a...
Trump orders law enforcement to ‘liberate’ LA from ‘migrant invasion’ amid clashes over ICE raids
The Independent
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June 8, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
New York Black & African Literature Fesitval Debuts in September
Olongo Africa
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June 8, 2025
A new literary festival titled The New York Black & African Literature Festival (NYBALF) will host writers, poets, public intellectuals, artists, and community organizers from Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Americas in New York from...