US universities brace for education policies overhaul under Trump | Education News

US universities brace for education policies overhaul under Trump | Education News

President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly talked about shutting down the United States Department of Education. Vice President-elect JD Vance has called universities the “enemy” and “hostile institutions”. And while Trump’s pick for education secretary, former wrestling executive Linda McMahon, stands out primarily for having no apparent experience in the field…

‘Dastardly deeds’: Family of Malcolm X sues US agencies over assassination | Civil Rights News

‘Dastardly deeds’: Family of Malcolm X sues US agencies over assassination | Civil Rights News

Three daughters of Malcolm X, a Black empowerment and civil rights icon in the United States, have accused the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the New York Police Department (NYPD) of being in part responsible for their father’s 1965 assassination. On Friday, the family…

Can Harris energise rural voters in the final stretch of the US election? | US Election 2024 News

Can Harris energise rural voters in the final stretch of the US election? | US Election 2024 News

But Peach County — named for the Elberta peach, a variety developed in the area — represents a unique microcosm in Georgia. It is split nearly evenly between Black and white residents, at about 44 percent apiece, according to 2022 census data. Anna Holloway, a former professor and dean at…

Commonwealth summit in Samoa: Why won’t the UK discuss slavery? | Human Rights News

Commonwealth summit in Samoa: Why won’t the UK discuss slavery? | Human Rights News

Commonwealth leaders have gathered in Samoa for the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) this week. This is the first time the summit has taken place on a Pacific Small Island Developing State (PSIDS). At the summit, a demand that the United Kingdom pay reparations for its role in…

‘No place to go’: As Israel bombs Lebanon, African migrants feel abandoned | Israel attacks Lebanon News

‘No place to go’: As Israel bombs Lebanon, African migrants feel abandoned | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Soreti*, an Ethiopian migrant domestic worker living in Lebanon, says she feels lucky to be alive. She was not home when Israeli air strikes struck buildings in her neighbourhood in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on September 23. “It was a massacre,” the 34-year-old said from a private home…

How a beauty queen became the face of South Africa-Nigeria tensions | Social Media News

How a beauty queen became the face of South Africa-Nigeria tensions | Social Media News

Johannesburg, South Africa – Anita Odunyao Solarin, a 21-year-old Nigerian who has spent her entire life in South Africa, finds it safer not to disclose her West African roots. She does her best to assimilate with her peers and rarely volunteers her origins. This, she says, shields her from persistent…

‘Going backward’: How demonising migrants remains fertile ground in US | Donald Trump News

‘Going backward’: How demonising migrants remains fertile ground in US | Donald Trump News

Washington, DC – Farah Larrieux watched this week’s presidential debate between former United States President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, first from her home in the suburbs of Miami and then online as she headed to a late-night job. Within minutes of the event starting, Trump had trumpeted…

Criminal complaint filed over viral French song | Politics

Criminal complaint filed over viral French song | Politics

NewsFeed A viral AI-generated music video telling foreigners in France to ‘return home’ is receiving criticism and praise just days ahead of the country’s snap elections. Rights groups have filed a criminal complaint but far-right French politicians are using the song to spread their anti-immigration policies. Published On 28 Jun…