Ghana’s role in honouring a US civil rights hero

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Ghana’s role in honouring a US civil rights hero

WEB Du Bois pictured in 1918 In our series of letters from African journalists, Elizabeth Ohene looks at plans to build a state-of-the-art complex in Ghana to honour the pioneering…

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How fast fashion’s thirst for cheap Xinjiang cotton may be fueling a human rights crisis for Uyghurs

In December 2018, I visited a large dyeing facility inside the Shaoxing Industrial Zone, south of the coastal city of Hangzhou, China. Twenty minutes out from the manufacturing hub, I…

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The uncertain future of women’s rights in Afghanistan under the Taliban

Afghanistan, after the Taliban takeover, is a waiting game. And for Afghan women, the waiting game is agonizing. The last time the Taliban held power, in the late ’90s and…

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U.S civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson hospitalized with COVID-19 alongside his wife – National

By Staff The Associated Press Posted August 21, 2021 8:43 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article…

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Ludacris To Headline Atlanta March For Voting Rights Rally And Concert

LUDACRIS TO HEADLINE ATLANTA MARCH ON FOR VOTING RIGHTS RALLY AND CONCERT AT CENTENNIAL PARK ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, THE 58TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON March On for…

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Native American Voting Rights Are Under Attack In Republican-Run States

After turning out to vote in record numbers in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Native Americans are now one of the biggest targets of Republican-backed voter suppression efforts in states…

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Garland urges Congress to protect voting rights

The attorney general wrote about how the 1965 Voting Rights Act gave the Justice Department power to block “discriminatory voting changes,” while providing a check on this power. This authority…

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Tucker Carlson, Hungary, and the right’s embrace of authoritarianism

This week, America’s most watched cable news host is broadcasting from an authoritarian state — not to criticize its leadership but to praise it. Fox’s Tucker Carlson is currently in…

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Matt Gaetz Wails About His Free Speech Rights, Then Rips ‘Loser’ Protesters Sounding Off

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) touted a last-minute self-promotional appearance in California as support for First Amendment rights — then bashed protesters speaking out against him for exercising their First Amendment…

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Kamala Harris pushes voting rights as congressional bills stall

Vice President Kamala Harris held her highest-profile event since grabbing the helm of the White House’s voting rights efforts earlier this month, meeting with a group of Democratic state lawmakers…

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