There are very few public monuments to women in Brooklyn, New York, which would have undoubtedly roused Shirley Chisholm to action. So it’s fitting that Chisholm—who was the first Black woman to serve in Congress, the first Black person to seek a major political party’s nomination for […]
James “Jim” Beckwourth was a Black mountaineer, fur trader, and explorer credited with discovering the Beckwourth Pass in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Beckwourth was one of the few African-American settlers who found success in the Old West, although some historians regard much of his […]
Roger Ross Williams’ “The Apollo” premiered at the iconic Harlem music hall whose 85-year history is chronicled in Williams’ documentary. The movie and setting added up to a gala tribute to the 125th Street mecca of African American culture, where everyone from Ella Fitzgerald to […]
Some 4,000 indigenous people from all over the country are expected for the three-day annual “Free Land” demonstration. They have set up camp along the main avenue leading to the iconic Congress building amid heavy security. This year’s event has taken on special importance […]
A previously unseen manuscript for a follow-up to writer Anthony Burgess’s novel A Clockwork Orange has been unearthed in his archive. A Clockwork Condition, which runs to 200 pages, is a collection of Burgess’ thoughts on the human condition and develops the themes from […]
Two former Coptic Christian monks have been sentenced to death in Egypt over the murder of a bishop last year, officials have confirmed. Bishop Epiphanius, 64, was found dead in a pool of blood in July 2018 at a desert monastery north-west of Cairo. […]