Lizzo has partnered with Live Nation, who are presenting her upcoming ‘Special’ tour, to donate $1million (£815,000) in funds to organisations offering safe access to abortions. In early May, leaked documents showed that the US Supreme Court voted privately to overturn Roe v. Wade, a 1973 case that made abortion legal on a federal level. […]
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What is intolerance fatigue, and how is it fueling Black Lives Matter protests?
These people are protesting because they are tired, because they are worn out, because they are exhausted by violence against themselves and their communities. Ira L. Black/Corbis via Getty Images Bev-Freda Jackson, American University School of Public Affairs Protesters remain on the streets demanding equality and justice for Black Americans. What they’re feeling, I believe, […]
Pompeo’s plan for a hierarchy of human rights could serve to undermine them all – including religious freedom
Critics have accused Mike Pompeo of sculpting policy out of his religious beliefs. Leah Millis/AFP via Getty Images Shelley Inglis, University of Dayton In pushing for religion to be given more prominence in U.S. foreign policy concerns, could Secretary of State Mike Pompeo be acting in bad faith? That’s what many human rights groups believe. […]
Young Black Americans not sold on Biden, the Democrats or voting
Will young, Black Americans turn out to vote in November? Probal Rashid/LightRocket via Getty Images David C. Barker, American University School of Public Affairs and Sam Fulwood III, American University Most political analysts define “swing voters” as those who swing their support from one party to the other between election cycles – determining winners and […]
ISIS calling on supporters to carry out arson attacks in US
The Islamic State’s media wing has released a video calling for supporters in the United States to commit acts of arson. The 4-minute video, which was released over the weekend, was produced in both Arabic and English and features high-end video editing, according to a report by the Middle East Media Research Center’s Jihad and […]