Peace

A woman sprawls on a bed, the suggestion of a wall behind her. With her left hand, she cups her left breast, while the right falls free. Her eyes are turned toward the pillow. Her strong thighs don’t quite meet, and her knee points toward a table in the foreground,…

Hip-hop legend Common will release new project 'A Beautiful Revolution Part 1' on October 30th. The new project features a stellar band, with jazz hero Robert Glasper taking up keys, alongside Karriem Riggins (drums), Burniss Travis (bass), Isaiah Sharkey (guitar), and PJ (vocals). The Roots' musician Black Thought contributes, while…

There is a long and noble tradition in this country of journalists going undercover to expose the far right. More than a century ago, Walter White—a Black man so light-skinned he could easily pass for white—made a name for himself by infiltrating Southern lynch mobs, gathering evidence against them, and…

By Sanni Onogu, Abuja Igbo youths under the auspices of the Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth Worldwide on Tuesday called for an end to the EndSARS protests and a restoration of peace and normalcy nationwide. The youths at a press conference in Abuja addressed by its National Publicity Secretary, Engr. Obinna Adibe,…

A judicial panel in Nigeria’s biggest city Lagos on Tuesday began an inquiry into the shooting of peaceful protesters last week and broader police brutality that had sparked demonstrations and unrest. Africa’s most populous nation has been rocked by violence since demonstrators were gunned down in the economic hub on…

When Canadian government lawyers appeared before the Federal Court of Appeals last week to argue that the United States is a "safe" country for refugees, they neglected to mention that just two weeks earlier, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were choking, beating, pepper-spraying, and breaking the fingers of detained…

There has been an upsurge in violence between Taliban and Afghan forces in the country The US signed a peace deal with the Taliban in February, opening up a path toward withdrawing American troops from the conflict Updated 24 October 2020 AFP October 24, 2020 13:24 KABUL: A suicide bomber struck…

British-Nigerian professional boxer, Anthony Joshua has come under fire by some Nigerians after he added his voice over the ongoing protest and killings.The world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua has taken to his Twitter page to condemn the act of killing of peaceful protesters at Lekki Toll Gate on Tuesday. Anthony…

The U.N.'s World Food Program, this year’s recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, puts the problem of global hunger bluntly: “690 million people still go to bed on an empty stomach each night.”In a world where enough food is produced to feed all of its 7.8 billion inhabitants, the program…

Kashmir is caught up in one of the world's longest outstanding international conflicts. Canada has a long history in regard to Kashmir. In 1948, the people of Kashmir were promised a plebiscite to determine their own future in UN Security Council Resolution 47. Canada's UN representative Andrew McNaughton took the…