A new United Nations report warns that women’s and girls’ rights are under growing threat worldwide, with nearly a quarter of governments reporting a backlash against gender equality.
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Final Weeks for 50-Year Retrospective of Boundary-Breaking Artist Joyce J. Scott at BMA Joyce J. Scott: Walk a Mile in My Dreams closes on July 14
Joyce J. Scott’s exhibition at the BMA features nearly 140 works from the 1970s to the present, including sculpture, jewelry, textiles, artwear garments, performance compilations, prints, mixed-media installations, and a new large-scale commission, showcasing her multidisciplinary practice and her commitment to confronting racism, sexism, classism, and all the ‘isms’ society offers.
West Africa bloc lifts coup sanctions on Niger in a new push for dialogue to resolve tensions
By Chinedu Asadu The Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS said Feb. 24 that it is lifting travel and economic sanctions imposed on Niger that were aimed at reversing last year’s coup in the country in a new push for dialogue as it also renewed calls on three junta-led […]

