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A Brief History Of Former Presidents Running For Reelection: 3 Losses, 1 Win And 1 Still TBD

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What Happened When An Ohio Megachurch Decided To Tackle Racism

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The Church Preached Love And Tolerance. Then Racial Politics Tore It Apart.

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Book Review: Wright Thompson Exposes Deep Racist Roots Of The Mississippi Delta In ‘The Barn’

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Inside The Collapse Of Disney’s America, The US History-Themed Park That Almost Was

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California Secretary Of State Among Officials In 16 States Receiving Suspicious Packages

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Immigrants Are Unsung Heroes Of Global Trade And Value Creation

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How The Israeli Settlers Movement Shaped Modern Israel

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What To Know About The Two Waves Of Deadly Explosions That Hit Lebanon And Syria

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS , MICHAEL BIESECKER , SARAH EL DEEB and SARAH PARVINI NEW YORK (AP) — Just one day after pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded, more electronic devices detonated in Lebanon Wednesday in what appeared to be a second wave of sophisticated, deadly attacks that targeted an extraordinary number of people. Both attacks, which are widely believed to be carried out by Israel, have hiked fears that the two sides’ simmering conflict could escalate into all-out war. This week’s explosions have also deepened concerns about the scope of potentially-compromised devices, particularly after such bombings have killed or injured so many civilians. Here’s what we know so far. What happened across these two waves of attacks? On Tuesday, pagers used by hundreds of Hezbollah members exploded almost simultaneously in parts of Lebanon as well as Syria. The attack killed at least 12 people — including two young children — and wounded thousands

‘They’re Eating Pets’ – Another Example Of US Politicians Smearing Haiti And Haitian Immigrants

Immigration was a big Donald Trump talking point in his Sept. 10, 2024, presidential debate against Kamala Harris. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images BY NATHAN H. DIZE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF FRENCH, ARTS & SCIENCES AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance continues to defend the false claim that migrants in Springfield, Ohio, have been abducting and eating area cats and dogs. That outlandish idea has been thoroughly debunked since former President Donald Trump repeatedly raised it as an anti-immigrant talking point in the Sept. 12, 2024, presidential debate. Trump never mentioned where the migrants allegedly “eating the pets” came from, but many viewers understood it as a reference to Haitians , a population that Trump has previously degraded . As debate moderator David Muir stated in his real-time fact check, there is no evidence that any pets in Springfield have been taken or consumed . NPR and other media outlets have also declared

How The Israeli Settlers Movement Shaped Modern Israel

BY ARIE PERLIGER DIRECTOR OF SECURITY STUDIES AND PROFESSOR OF CRIMINOLOGY AND JUSTICE STUDIES, UMASS LOWELL The increase in settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank over the past year has been unprecedented. Since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack and the start of the war, there have been more than 1,000 attacks, according to a new report from the International Crisis Group. The spike, which has raised international alarm , is often blamed on the permissive policies of Israel’s right-wing government, led by Benjamin Netanyahu. According to a U.N. investigation , nearly half of all settler attacks documented in October 2023 were conducted in collaboration with, or in the presence of, Israeli military forces. I have studied Jewish violent extremism for more than 20 years . I would argue these developments result from long processes tied to the erosion of Israel’s democratic foundations – that the seeds were planted long before Netanyahu came to power. Since the late 1970s, t

Post-Election Violence Is Possible In US, Political Scientist Says − And It Could Be Worse Than Jan. 6

Armed Trump supporters breach the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in the worst attack on Washington, D.C., since the War of 1812. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana BY ALEXANDER COHEN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, CLARKSON UNIVERSITY Should Americans be bracing for bloodshed if Donald Trump loses the 2024 presidential election? As a political scientist who studies American politics , I can easily imagine a repeat of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection – or worse – following this November’s presidential election. Flashback to 2020 Four years ago, in an attempt to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election, then-President Donald Trump and his surrogates furiously challenged its results. Lodging 63 lawsuits, Trump and his surrogates tried to discredit or override vote counting, election processes and certification standards in nine states . None of these attempts was successful. Many were dismissed as baseless – often by Trump-appointed judges – before they even saw trial. Si

What James Earl Jones Can Teach Us About Activism And Art In Times Of Crisis

James Earl Jones BY DOMINIC TAYLOR ACTING CHAIR OF THEATER, SCHOOL OF THEATER, FILM AND TELEVISION UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES The death of James Earl Jones has forced me to consider the end of an era. Harry Belafonte , Sidney Poitier and Jones were giants in my industry. They were Black performers whose ascents to stardom occurred in the tumultuous 1960s, when I was an infant. All three were politically active, although each operated in a significantly different way. In 1967, there were more than 150 riots fueled by racial tensions in U.S. cities . Many Americans worried that the nation would implode over racial conflict, and President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed the Kerner Commission to study the sources of racial turmoil. At the time, Jones was an actor of growing renown on television and the theatrical stage. He had performed in “ Danton’s Death ” on Broadway and was featured on NBC’s “ Tarzan ,” among other projects. Jones found himself grappling with a question that

Dockworkers Pause Strike After Biden Administration’s Appeal To Patriotism Hits The Mark

US Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su BY ANNA NAGURNEY EUGENE M. ISENBERG CHAIR IN INTERGRATIVE STUDIES, UMASS AMHERST A dockworkers strike that froze operations at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports for 2½ days was paused on Oct. 3 . The Conversation U.S. asked Anna Nagurney , a scholar of supply chains, to assess the extent of disruptions that likely occurred and how the swift return of 45,000 workers who had been on strike may stave off further problems down the road. Why was the strike suspended? Aided by intense pressure from senior Biden administration officials, the shipping companies, represented by the U.S. Maritime Alliance , significantly increased the raise they were offering the dockworkers to 62% from their previous offer of a 50% boost in pay . The International Longshoremen’s Association, the dockworkers’ union, were seeking a 77% raise , but it accepted the new offer, which will be phased in over six years . The agreement labor leaders and management reached will suspend

UK Hands Sovereignty Of Chagos Islands To Mauritius In A Deal To Secure US Base

Protesters hold banners outside the World Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, where judges listen to arguments in a case on whether Britain illegally maintains sovereignty over the Chagos Islands. (AP Photo/Mike Corder, File) BY PAN PYLAS LONDON (AP) — The British government agreed Thursday to hand sovereignty of the long-contested Chagos Islands, an archipelago of more than 60 islands in the Indian Ocean, to Mauritius, in a deal that secures the future of a strategically important U.K.-U.S. military base. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the agreement secures the vital military base at Diego Garcia, the largest in the chain of islands off the tip of India, for the future. The base, which is home to around 2,500 personnel, mainly Americans, has been involved in military operations including the 2003 war in Iraq and the long-running war in Afghanistan. Britain’s Labour government said without the deal the secure operation of the military base would be und

Jimmy Carter And His Hometown Of Plains Celebrate The 39th President’s 100th Birthday

An estimated crowd of 35,000 people gather for a noontime speech by Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter in downtown Philadelphia, October 26, 1976. (AP Photo, File) BY BILL BARROW PLAINS, GA. (AP) — Longtime friends, family and fans of Jimmy Carter milled around his hometown of Plains to celebrate his 100th birthday on Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest milestone in a life that took the Depression-era farmer’s son to the White House and across the world as a Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian and advocate for democracy. Living the last 19 months in home hospice care , the 39th president keeps defying expectations, just as he did through a remarkable rise from his family peanut farming and warehouse business to the world stage. The Democrat served one presidential term from 1977 to 1981 and then for four decades led The Carter Center, which he and his wife Rosalynn co-founded in 1982 to “wage peace, fight disease, and build hope.”

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Accused Of Sexual Misconduct By 120 People, Attorney Says

Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee holds a news conference at his office announcing that he's representing 120 accusers who have come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Sean "Diddy" Combs, the Hip Hop mogul who is awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, Tuesday October 1, 2024, in Houston (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP) By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON (AP) — An attorney said Tuesday he is representing 120 accusers who have come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs , the hip-hop mogul who is awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges . Houston attorney Tony Buzbee said he expects lawsuits to be filed within the next month, with most expected to be filed in New York and Los Angeles. Buzbee described the victims as 60 males and 60 females, and that 25 were minors at the time of the alleged misconduct. One individual alleged he was 9 years old when he was abused, Buzbee said. The allegations cover a period from 1991 to this y

Presidential Immunity Has Clear Limits, Special Counsel Filing Says, And Trump Should Be Tried For Efforts To Overturn 2020 Election

BY JENNIFER SELIN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LAW ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY A new filing by special counsel Jack Smith in the case he has brought against Donald Trump for his alleged attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election provides greater detail and support for Smith’s argument that Trump, while president, committed illegal acts to reverse his 2020 election loss. Those acts, argues Smith, were taken by Trump as a candidate for reelection and therefore are not covered by a 2024 Supreme Court opinion related to the case that says presidents’ official actions are immune from prosecution when they exercise their core constitutional powers. But are the actions that fall outside of a president’s core constitutional powers clearly defined? Smith’s filing is not only relevant to his 2020 election subversion case against Trump but will likely affect the next and future presidents of the United States. The filing, and inevitable legal battles that will result from it, will help clarify

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: 2015: Leadership and Sins of Nd'Igbo

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: BIAFRA: Relative Discourses

I signed up because I had little experience in Africa, after having served in the United Nations forces in Congo. Also upset about what happened in Biafra and Czechoslovakia, I did not want to stand next to and just watch.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: INTERVIEW: JULIUS KPADUWA

The problems that confront Imo State are really not unique. It is the same problem that confronts almost every state in Nigeria, and it's one of economic development. The primary thing or my clear vision for the people of Imo State will be getting all the able-bodied men and women back to work, so that we can begin to have the quality of life that has so far eluded the people of Imo State.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Where We Met

But seeing a Nigeria headline on my screen it then occurred to him I must either be a Nigerian or perhaps a curious minded fellow who is reading to find out about the notorious Boko Haram, if they have captured more of their victims, or if there's an ongoing battle between the insurgents and the nation's security forces. Elevating my head up and starring at each other, I told him I was Igbo

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Otokoto Saga Interview

Now, the main question is about eleven year old Ikechukwu Anthony Okonkwo whose head was found dripping with blood with the convicted murderer Innocent Ekeanyanwu on a police tip-off inside a traveling commercial bus at Eziama in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: THE AMBROSE EHIRIM-CHIKA UNIGWE INTERVIEW

Every writer has to be able to live in the head of her characters. I had to make myself a blank blackboard for the characters to inscribe their lives on me. I had to wipe off that board every time a new character had to be created and totally surrender myself to that new character.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: INTERVIEW: THE SYLVESTER MENSAH STORY

The idea of writing a book had always engaged my thoughts based on reflections and the desire to share my experiences. The motivation was however triggered after reading the book of a gentleman l consider the busiest in Ghana, H. E. John Dramani Mahama

FROM THE ARCHIVES: INTERVIEW: DR. APOLLOS NWAUWA

Contrary to what many think, the Igbo Diaspora is not really a homogenous, coherent group. Like other ethnic nationalities in the USA, the Igbo Diaspora consists of peoples from all walks of life separated by everything and only united by the fact that they are all Igbo. Serious social class disparity exists between them; therefore, presenting a united front in influencing or engineering actions at home continues to be a challenge.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: INTERVIEW: OZO'S KENI SAINT GEORGE

It was indeed a very boisterous, purpose driven, well-to-do Royal family. I come from a lineage of Royals and a well groomed family unit. My Father, Chief George Ozuloke, was a Court Judge for all of 18 years. He was both a Christian and Animist. He had 7 wives of which my mother was the first. I went to St. Martins Primary School and later to a wonderful School – Abbot Secondary Grammar School in Ihiala, my town. I even did a stint in Ihiala Seminary trying to be a Catholic Priest

Sovereign National Conference: A Symposium

A sovereign nation is born when, out of civilization, any such populations of human assemblage pledge loyalty and confide their trust to a governing body which they elect to oversee to their security, welfare and yes, to their happiness. The ensuing system of governance thrives and becomes sustainable by the wishes of the people whose interests it caters for.

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