Tag: General

Africa: Anglican Communion Secretary General Urges Christians to Pray for the People of Myanmar

April 4, 2021
Anglican Communion Secretary General urges all Christians to pray for the People of Myanmar Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon issues an Easter message of hope to Myanmar and her people; and calls on Christians around the world to pray. The Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon, has called on Christians around the world to

Africa: Who Director-General’s Opening Remarks At the Media Briefing On Covid-19 – 5 March 2021

March 6, 2021
This was a landmark week for COVAX. In total, COVAX has delivered more than 20 million doses of vaccine to 20 countries. In the next week, COVAX will deliver 14.4 million doses to a further 31 countries. The volume of doses being distributed through COVAX is still relatively small. One of our main priorities now

Africa: COVID-19: One year later – WHO Director-General’s new year message

December 30, 2020
Geneva — As people around the world celebrated New Year’s Eve 12 months ago, a new global threat emerged. Since that moment, the COVID-19 pandemic has taken so many lives and caused massive disruption to families, societies and economies all over the world. But it also triggered the fastest and most wide-reaching response to a

Kentucky Attorney General sues governor regarding in-person school ban

November 21, 2020
Kentucky’s attorney general and a Christian school have sued the state’s governor — charging that a ban on in-person classroom teaching violates the First Amendment and religious freedom. Attorney General Daniel Cameron and Danville Christian Academy claim in the lawsuit filed in federal court Friday that Gov. Andy Beshear’s executive order to combat the coronavirus

Public Pressure Works As Postmaster General To Stop Removing Mailboxes

August 16, 2020
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy confirmed that he will stop having mailboxes removed until after the presidential election. NPR reported: JUST IN: The U.S. Postal Service confirms to NPR that it’s postponing the removal of mailboxes for the next 90 days. The action comes as the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform called on

Another Inspector General Resigns Amid Questions About Pompeo

August 5, 2020
WASHINGTON — The State Department’s acting watchdog has resigned from his post less than three months after replacing the previous inspector general, whom President Trump fired in May, the department said on Wednesday.The departure of Stephen J. Akard came as Congress continued to investigate the firing of his predecessor, Steve A. Linick, who was pursuing inquiries

Attorney General Barr is testifying to the House. His opening statement shows he’s ready to lie

July 28, 2020
But of course the entire investigation into the Trump campaign ties to Russia is part of what Barr is in the attorney general job to undo. As Barr puts it, he’s doing “everything I could to get to the bottom of the grave abuses involved in the bogus ‘Russiagate’ scandal,” and it’s just those partisan Democrats

The Voting Rights Act of 1965: Background and Overview

July 11, 2020
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Panther Vision: Essential Party Writings and Art of Kevin “Rashid” Johnson

September 24, 2019
Panther Vision: Essential Party Writings and Art of Kevin Rashid Johnson [Kevin Rashid Johnson, Tom Big Warrior Watts, Jared Ball, Jalil Muntaqim, George Katsiaficas, Mumia Abu-Jamal] on . *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Kevin Rashid Johnson entered the u.s. prison system over 20 years ago, one of countless young Black men consigned to lifelong incarceration

SNCC: The New Abolitionists

September 24, 2019
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SNCC: The New Abolitionists influenced a generation of activists struggling for civil rights and seeking to learn from the successes and failures of those who built the fantastically influential Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. It is considered an indispensable study of the organization