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Africans trying to exit Ukraine battle racism
Thousands of Africans from countries like Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Somalia and other countries languish under the disproportionate cold of eastern Europe as they wait at transit points and the border.
Gizmodo Media Workers Go On Strike, Ask Readers Not to Visit the Company’s Websites
The action comes after the GMG Union contract, seeking negotiations on wages and healthcare standards and more, expired at midnight.
A Month’s-End Associated Press (AP) Photographic Celebration Of: NUCLEAR
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Finding Bàrà: History at an Empire Town
Bàrà was the burial site of the Aláàfin (King) of Ọ̀yọ́, ruler over the empire and its millions of subjects. “It is a spiritual site. When a new Aláàfin was to be installed, the Aláàfin-elect must come here to worship the past Aláàfins."
On Initiation Rites and Child Marriage
There are 18.6 million people in Malawi. Many of them are subject to some sort of initiation ceremony. These ceremonies are religiously followed and form the basis of a version of cultural survival.
Tech Industry Groups Push to Stall Antitrust Bills After Record 2020 Donations
On Feb. 3, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed its second tech antitrust bill in as many months, part of the upper chamber’s efforts to address anti-competitive practices among big technology companies. The bipartisan Open Markets App Act (S. 2710) would focus on companies that run app stores with more than 50 million users in the […]
Naked and Not Ashamed
Nakedness in dreams was a terrible thing. It called for extra caution in your day-to-day life. It could require several days of prayer and fasting, depending on the perceived severity.
Barter
Barter Because it’s 1945 And the Allies put a war horse over a west African infantryman, A boy is traded for a horse.
Manchin and Sinema Donors Gave Millions to Republican PACs
Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema stood out last year by holding up their party’s signature Build Back Better Act, a package of social spending and climate measures that would have raised taxes on large corporations and people making at least $10 million a year. Manchin eventually came out against it, saying that he […]