Atlanta (CNN)A crowd gathered in the Atlanta suburb of Decatur to watch the removal of a Confederate monument — the latest controversial symbol toppled in the wake of the George Floyd protests. A DeKalb County judge last week ordered the relocation of the 30-foot obelisk at Decatur Square after the […]
On Wednesday, director Nia DaCosta tweeted out a stunning new trailer for her upcoming Candyman film, along with a brief explanation of the themes she’s exploring in the movie. If it weren’t the trailer for a new Jordan Peele production, it’d be an extraordinary short film about […]
Tackling systemic racism is fundamental to achieving environmental and climate justice, according to leading activists, as Covid-19 disparities and the global uprising against police brutality lay bare the ramifications of racial inequalities in every sphere of life. A wave of protests demanding an end […]
When tens of thousands of people hit the streets protesting the police killing of George Floyd, many worried that the crowds—often too dense to allow the recommended 6 feet of social distancing—would spark a new wave of COVID-19 cases. Yet in New York, city and […]
The number of people forcibly displaced from their homes has doubled over the past decade to almost 80 million, according to the UN refugee agency. A 9 million rise in the number of those forced to flee in 2019, fuelled by conflict in Syria, […]
By Ellen Barry Throughout the past several weeks, as protests over the killing of George Floyd rippled through America’s cities, a 79-year-old retired schoolteacher has spent her days watching the news in her home in Albany, Ga., sometimes with tears running down her face. For Rutha Mae Harris, […]
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