The late Anne Wiggins Brown was the first Black vocalist admitted to the prestigious Juilliard School in New York, and went on to play Bess in the opera, Porgy and Bess. Brown was born August 9, 1912 in Baltimore, Md. Brown was born Anne […]
The UN rights chief has intensified criticism of US sanctions targeting Venezuela, condemning the latest measures as “extremely broad” with the potential to exacerbate suffering among an already vulnerable population. The UN high commissioner for human rights, Michelle Bachelet, has raised concern about previous sanctions […]
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka will play each other on Friday for the first time since the American’s infamous row with an umpire overshadowed last year’s US Open final. Osaka won her first career Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows but the title match will be […]
Food will become scarcer, grocery prices will spike and crops will lose their nutritional value due to the climate crisis, according to a major report on land use from the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released Thursday. The climate crisis will also change […]
The burger chain has been selling the Impossible Whopper, featuring a meatless patty made by Impossible Foods, in a few markets in the United States since April. It first tested the product in St. Louis before announcing in May that it would offer the Impossible […]
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) shared photos of herself and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) together in Ghana on Thursday, using the opportunity to fire back at President Donald Trump’s recent racist remarks against congresswomen of color. Pelosi “didn’t just make arrangements to send me back, […]
