By Wafaa Shurafa and Joseph Krauss The Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians struggled Oct. 14 to flee from areas of Gaza targeted by the Israeli military while grappling with a growing water and medical supply shortage ahead of an expected land offensive a week after Hamas’ bloody, wide-ranging attack into Israel. […]
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Israel battles Hamas militants as country’s death toll from mass incursion reaches 600
By Tia Goldenberg and Wafaa Shurafa. The Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli soldiers battled Hamas fighters in the streets of southern Israel on Oct. 8 and launched retaliation strikes that leveled buildings in Gaza, while in northern Israel a brief exchange of strikes with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group raised fears of a […]
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UN to send a Kenya-led force to Haiti to curb gang violence
By Dánica CotoThe Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution that authorizes deployment of a multinational force to Haiti led by Kenya to help combat violent gangs that have grown incredibly powerful and overwhelmed police. Haiti first requested such an intervention in October 2022, but neither […]
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NNPA Condemns Attacks on Israel
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Today, in a display of unity, the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), representing the Black Press of America, issued a resolute statement of support for Israel amidst the recent escalation of conflict in the Middle East. In a joint statement released on Saturday, October 7, NNPA […]
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Israeli prime minister declares war, Black residents seek shelter from rocket fire
By DaQuan Lawrence, AFRO International Writer, DLawrence@afro.com Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the nation is “at war” on Oct. 7 as Palestinian militants from Hamas invaded numerous Israeli towns taking hostages and firing thousands of rockets. “I convened the heads of the security establishment and ordered – first of all – to clear […]
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James Baldwin: The life story you may not know
Written by Taneasha White-Gibson James Baldwin: The life story you may not know James Baldwin was a prolific writer, poet, essayist, and civil rights activist. Though he spent much of his life abroad, he is undoubtedly an American writer, whose works serve as a prism through which to view Black American life. Apart from being […]
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Year of return: Black Americans speak on moving back to Africa
By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Writer, abrent@afro.com Ghana declared 2019 the Year of Return and invited people of African descent throughout the world to celebrate the collective resistance of those who suffered through the transatlantic slave trade. The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) created the Year of Return to build more traction around Ghana as a […]
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France’s militarized law enforcement continues a history of anti-Black racism
By DaQuan Lawrence, AFRO International Writer, DLawrence@afro.com As the June 27 traffic stop-turned-killing of Nahel Merzouk, 17, in Nanterre, France, led to weeks of nationwide protest and social unrest, many are saying the authorities’ overtly militarized response mirrors France’s history of colonialism and anti-Black oppression. The weeks following Merzouk’s unlawful death were filled with acts […]
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Libya investigates dams’ collapse after a devastating flood last weekend killed more than 11,000
By Samy Magdy and Yousef Mourad, The Associated Press DERNA, Libya (AP) — Libyan authorities have opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams that caused a devastating flood in a coastal city as rescue teams searched for bodies on Sept. 16, nearly a week after the deluge killed more than 11,000 people. It’s […]
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Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 2,000 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech
By Sam Metz and Mosa’ab Elshamy, The Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco, sending people racing from their beds into the streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities not built to withstand such force. More than 2,000 people were killed, and the toll was expected to […]
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Emergency services leave South Africa’s deadliest fire scene. Now comes the grisly task of identifying bodies
By Gerald Imray and Mogomotsi Magome, The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Emergency services teams have left the scene of one of South Africa’s deadliest fires at a derelict Johannesburg apartment block, and pathologists on Sept. 1 faced the grisly task of identifying dozens of charred bodies and some body parts that were transported in […]
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Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson launch fund with $10 million for displaced Maui residents
By Thalia Beaty, The Associated Press Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson have committed $10 million to make direct payments to people on Maui who are unable to return to their homes because of the wildfires, through a new fund they announced Aug. 31. The People’s Fund of Maui will give $1,200 a month to adults […]
