By Mark M. Lambert | The Conversation Hansen’s disease, also called leprosy, is treatable today – and that’s partly thanks to a curious tree and the work of a pioneering young scientist in the 1920s. Centuries prior to her discovery, sufferers had no remedy for leprosy’s debilitating symptoms or its social stigma. This young scientist, Alice Ball, […]
NEW YORK, NY – Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga today celebrated the 10 year anniversary of the city’s landmark Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law. The law, which went into effect in April 2014, was historic in its scope, and now offers more than 3.8 million employees the legal right to […]
Editorial credit: Vicki L. Miller / Shutterstock.com By Chris Tobias O.J. Simpson, born Orenthal James Simpson on July 9, 1947, in San Francisco, California, is a figure whose life and legacy are deeply intertwined with American culture and history. Simpson’s life is a tale of triumph and tragedy that traverses the heights of athletic success […]
By Joe Hernandez | NPR Twenty years ago, two economists responded to a slew of help-wanted ads in Boston and Chicago newspapers using a set of fictitious names to test for racial bias in the job market. The watershed study found that applicants with names suggesting they were white got 50% more callbacks from employers than those […]
By Marina Dunbar | City Limits On the eighth of a nine-night funerary celebration, a circle of about 20 people sat in solidarity to celebrate Pan-Africanism and honor their ancestors. It was unusually warm for a late October evening in Brooklyn. The 72 degrees Fahrenheit weather might be convenient for an outdoor ceremony, but on […]
Editorial credit: a katz / Shutterstock.com By Brittany Gibson | MSN Cornel West tapped university professor and prominent Black Lives Matter activist Melina Abdullah to be his running mate on his long-shot presidential bid. Abdullah has never run for political office before and is the former chair of the Pan-African Studies Department at California State […]
In the digital age, where information is just a click away, it’s easy to overlook the significance of libraries and the dedicated individuals who work tirelessly within them. However, as we celebrate National Library Worker Day, it’s crucial to recognize the immense importance and impact of these unsung heroes who play a pivotal role in […]
By Gloria Dickie, Kate Abnett and Christian Levaux | Reuters STRASBOURG, France, April 9 (Reuters) – Europe’s top human rights court ruled on Tuesday that the Swiss government had violated the human rights of its citizens by failing to do enough to combat climate change, in a decision that will set a precedent for future climate lawsuits. The European […]
Justice Stephen Breyer. Editorial credit: mark reinstein / Shutterstock.com By Linda Nwoke Justice Stephen Breyer, the notable jurist and scholar, left a mark on the legal landscape of the United States while serving as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court for over 27 years. President Bill Clinton appointed him in 1994, and his […]
Editorial credit: Alexandros Michailidis / Shutterstock.com By David Lawder | Reuters BEIJING, April 8 (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned China on Monday that Washington will not accept new industries being decimated by Chinese imports, as she wrapped up four days of meetings to press her case for Beijing to rein in excess […]