New York City is considering paying reparations to the descendants of slaves under new plans approved by the City Council. The proposals, which are aimed at acknowledging and addressing the impact of slavery in New York City, are yet to be signed into law by Democratic Mayor Eric Adams.
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Showing posts with label social-issues. Show all posts
"You will answer to God for imprisoning me for my religious beliefs" Teacher sacked for refusing to call a boy a girl says as he is jailed
Irish teacher Enoch Burke has been jailed for a third time after he was arrested outside the school that sacked him for refusing to “call a boy a girl.”Mr Burke became caught up in a gender row at Wilson's Hospital School in May 2022.
Outrage as a medical doctor is brut@lly gang m*rd£red
A 31-year-old trainee doctor named Moumita Debnath was m*rd£red brutally and this has shocked the whole of India and the international community. On 9 August 2024, Dr Moumita Debnath, a second-year postgraduate trainee (PGT) doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College in North Kolkata, was reported missing by her colleagues.
Anti-government protesters loot former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's underwear and other items after breaking into her residence in Bangladesh (video)
Anti-government protesters in Bangladesh have looted several items from former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's residence shortly after she resigned and fled to India.
Teen squatter who killed homeowner by stomping her to death after she discovered them at her home are identified
Two teenagers allegedly killed a mother who found them squatting and stuffed her body in a duffel bag in a New York City apartment .Kensly Alston, 18, and Halley Tejada, 19, are accused of murdering Nadia Vitels, 52, who discovered the intruders inside her late mother’s Manhattan apartment.
Black Lives Matter fraudster, Xahra Saleem, 23, who organised protests and used £70k of donations to fund her lifestyle is ordered to pay back just £1
A fraudster who organised the Black Lives Matter protests and used £70k of donations to fund her lifestyle has been ordered to pay back just £1. Xahra Saleem, 23, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison after admitting to spending over £44k on 'lifestyle' expenses including £5,800 on Ubers, as well as beauty treatments, clothes, takeaway deliveries, and mobile phones.
California lawmaker proposes a bill that will make it legal for workers to ignore messages after work hours.
A lawmaker in California has proposed legislation that would give workers the right to ignore routine job messages outside of work hours.
Kim Jong Un ‘has a secret son who is kept out of the public eye because he is too pale and thin’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has a son, but he is too “pale and thin” for North Korean tastes and is kept out of the public eye, a former Korean spymaster has claimed.
Brave mum wrote her abusive boyfriend's name on the wall with her own blood so police could catch him if she d!es
A brave mum who feared her abusive ex-boyfriend would kill her, wrote his name in her own blood so the police would be able to catch him if she died.
Court finds Woman guilty of taking 3-year-old girl from UK to Kenya for genital mutilation
A woman was found guilty in London on Thursday, October 26 of submitting a 3-year-old British girl for female genital mutilation during a trip to Kenya, British authorities said.
Mandela's granddaughter, Zoleka, wrote a list of people not allowed at her funeral including her ex-husband and her relatives
Zoleka Mandela, the granddaughter of Nelson Mandela, made a list before her death of those not allowed at her funeral and the list has now been made public.
Outrage as a Black girl is skipped during a medal presentation at a gymnastics competition in Ireland (video)
Gymnastics Ireland has been accused of racism after an official presenting medals to young competitors skipped the only Black girl in the group.
Saudi Border Guards Kill Hundreds Of Ethiopian Migrants – HRW
Interviewees described 28 "explosive weapons incidents" including attacks by mortar projectiles, the report said. People walk about at a camp for Ethiopian refugees of the Qemant ethnic group in the village of Basinga in Basunda district of Sudan’s eastern Gedaref region on August 10, 2021.
Fundraisers for French cop who sparked riots in France for killing 17-year-old boy reach €1million while donations for the victim's family gather only €189,000
A fundraiser for a French policeman who 'executed' a teenager during a traffic stop has reached more than € 1 million (almost £900,000), while donations for the victim's devastated family have only gathered €189,000.
More than 400 were arrested over a violent protest in France after Police shot a 17-year-old boy dead
More than 400 people were arrested across France on Thursday, as a wave of protests swept the country for a third night following the fatal police shooting of a teenage boy.
US Supreme Court rules that businesses can discriminate against gay people
The US Supreme Court has struck a blow against gay rights after deciding in favour of a Christian graphic designer who refused to serve same-sex couples based on their religious beliefs.
'Today I ask for forgiveness' - King of Netherlands makes historic Apology for Slavery.
Netherlands’ King Willem-Alexander issued a historic royal apology on Saturday, July 1 for the Netherlands’ involvement in slavery, saying he felt “personally and intensely” affected. In December 2022, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte already officially apologised on behalf of the government.
Children identifying as animals including cats are wearing 'tails and ears' in class, Britain's headteacher laments
Children identifying as cats are wearing ‘tails and ears’ in class, Britain’s headteacher has warned.
"I wore make-up to hide bruises my wife gave me" Man opens up about abuse he suffered in his marriage
A husband who suffered abuse at this hands of his wife for 20 years has opened up about the harrowing years.
A Kenyan Senator, Gloria Orwoba, is speaking out after she was asked to leave Parliament because she had stained her clothes due to her period.
The Senator who campaigns for an end to the shame around periods said she got stained on her way to work but proceeded to parliament with her stained clothes to drive home her point about period shaming which has caused teenage girls to omit suicide.
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