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- Southern Baptist Leaders Mishandled Sex Abuse Crisis, Report Alleges May 23, 2022Executives of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination ignored victims, resisted reforms and were concerned with avoiding ‘potential liability,’ the third-party investigation says.
- In the Fight Over How to Teach Reading, This Guru Makes a Major Retreat May 22, 2022Lucy Calkins, a leading literacy expert, has rewritten her curriculum to include a fuller embrace of phonics and the science of reading. Critics may not be appeased.
- What Donald Trump Didn’t Count On in Georgia May 22, 2022Brian Kemp, the incumbent governor, is at the top of the former president’s enemies list. But to many Georgia Republicans, he is ‘one of us.’
- Bush Dynasty, Its Influence Fading, Pins Hopes on One Last Stand in Texas May 21, 2022George P. Bush is running to unseat the incumbent attorney general. His family, once powerful in Texas, has become an albatross as well as an asset.
- Two Killed, Dozens Injured in Rare Northern Michigan Tornado May 21, 2022The deaths were reported in a mobile home park on the outskirts of Gaylord, where crews searched the wreckage on Saturday.
- U.S. Military Airlifts Baby Formula From Europe May 23, 2022A shipment that arrived on Sunday was the first of two intended to address shortages in the United States. Another shipment is set to arrive this week, the White House said.
- Has California’s Fire Season Begun? May 23, 2022Severe drought conditions and unseasonably warm temperatures are already raising the risks of fire.
- In Texas, a Proxy Fight Over Democrats’ Stance on Immigration May 23, 2022A runoff election in heavily Hispanic South Texas is revealing the party’s divisions on border issues.
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- Médecins Sans Frontières pulls images of teenage rape survivor after outcry May 23, 2022NGO takes down photos of girl, 16, from DRC from website after critics call them unethical and racist Médecins Sans Frontières has removed photographs of a teenage rape survivor from its website after criticism that the images were unethical and racist.MSF took down two photos of a 16-year-old girl from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) who was gang […]
- Number of displaced people passes 100m for the first time, says UN May 22, 2022‘Staggering milestone’ calls for urgent international action to address underlying causes of conflict, persecution and the climate crisis, says high commissioner for refugeesThe UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has said the global number of forcibly displaced people has passed 100 million for the first time, describing it as a “staggering milestone”.The UN high com […]
- UK to announce more monkeypox cases as efforts ramp up to contain outbreak May 22, 2022Close contacts of those infected with rare disease offered vaccines and told to isolate for up to 21 daysPublic health officials are to announce more UK monkeypox cases on Monday, as efforts ramp up to contain the first multinational outbreak of the virus that has led to cases in at least 14 countries.The unusual outbreak of the rare disease has sparked a wa […]
- Britain slashes humanitarian aid by 51% despite global food crisis May 22, 2022Campaigners say ministers must change course as millions face famine in Africa and the Ukraine war threatens to disrupt global food suppliesMinisters have been accused of choosing the “worst moment in history” to slash the foreign aid budget, as provisional figures showed that UK overseas humanitarian funding was cut by more than half last year.MPs and chari […]
- Guinea junta allows former leader Alpha Conde to leave country May 21, 202284-year-old who was ousted last year boards plane for Turkey to receive medical treatmentGuinean ex-leader Alpha Conde boarded a plane for Turkey on Saturday after the junta that toppled him authorised his travel abroad for medical treatment, officials said.The 84-year-old Conte, who was ousted last year, has been allowed to travel out of respect for his “di […]
- Mozambique confirms first wild poliovirus case in 30 years May 19, 2022Case in child in Tete province follows detection of similar strain in Malawi in February, officials sayMozambique has identified its first case of wild polio in three decades following the genetic sequencing of a similar strain of the childhood disease in Malawi earlier this year.Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization’s regional director for Afri […]
- Canada storms: at least eight dead amid trail of destruction May 23, 2022Huge clean-up after Ontario and Quebec hit by tornado-like weather, felling trees, uprooting utility poles and cutting power to more than 500,000The death toll from powerful thunderstorms in Canada’s two most populous provinces has risen to at least eight, authorities said on Sunday, as emergency crews continued a massive clean-up to restore power to half a […]
- Mexico’s migrant checks on buses and highways ruled racist and illegal May 22, 2022Landmark ruling follows case of three young Indigenous Mexicans detained and abused on suspicion of being Guatemalan migrantsMexican immigration agents can no longer conduct stop and search operations on buses and highways after the country’s supreme court ruled that such checks are racist, discriminatory and therefore unconstitutional.The landmark ruling, h […]
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- Ukraine war: Russian soldier Vadim Shishimarin jailed for life over war crime May 23, 2022The tank commander admitted killing an unarmed civilian at the first war crimes trial since the invasion.
- Biden vows to defend Taiwan in apparent US policy shift May 23, 2022The US leader warned China against invading the island, likening such a move to Russia's war in Ukraine.
- North Korea's Kim Jong-un is seen at state funeral not wearing a mask May 23, 2022The North Korean leader attends the funeral of a top military official as the country faces a Covid outbreak.
- Iran vows revenge after Revolutionary Guards colonel is assassinated May 23, 2022Sayad Khodai was shot outside his home - the latest high-level figure to be killed in Iran.
- French street artist Miss. Tic dies aged 66 May 23, 2022She is seen as one of the founders of stencil art, famous for her graffiti of female figures in Paris.
- Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says Iran made her confess as condition of release May 23, 2022Iran made a last-minute release demand at the airport with a UK official present, the former prisoner says.
- Ukraine war: Russian assault on key Donbas city intensifies May 23, 2022Moscow has been accused of a "scorched earth" policy in its efforts to capture Severodonetsk.
- Delhi rain: Thunderstorm brings relief from heatwave May 23, 2022The thunderstorm led to flight delays and disrupted power supply in parts of India's capital.
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Black Surfers? It’s Not Just a White Thing. “Whitewash,” Black Surfing Documentary Narrated by Ben Harper and Black Thought of The Roots Now at Hulu
• December 13, 2011 • Comments Off on Black Surfers? It’s Not Just a White Thing. “Whitewash,” Black Surfing Documentary Narrated by Ben Harper and Black Thought of The Roots Now at HuluPosted in African American History, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Black Surfers, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Documentary, Film, Jamaica/British Caribbean, Love, Music, Spirituality, Sports, Travel, Weather, Women
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