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The public outcry in Barbados over a routine land acquisition has highlighted broad support for formal reparations from the descendants of slave holders. Under public pressure, the prime minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley has “paused” government plans to seize through eminent domain 50 acres of a former slave plantation and compensate its owner […] ....
The killing of seven international World Central Kitchen staff members in an Israeli strike has brought a firestorm of criticism upon Israel. In a phone call yesterday, President Biden called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to do more to get humanitarian aid into Gaza. Israel has responded by opening up a border crossing with the Gaza Strip. Host Carol Hills spoke with ....
A new Disney animated series draws on stories and characters developed by the pan-African entertainment company, Kugali. The series "Iwájú" is a coming-of-age story set in a futuristic city inspired by Lagos, Nigeria. Host Carol Hills previews the series, and examines the unique partnership between the US entertainment giant and a young UK-based startup whose mission is to ....
A rusting oil tanker with a million barrels of oil was in danger of breaking up when a rescue mission was launched this year by the UN. Veteran diplomat David Gressly is credited with averting a humanitarian and environmental catastrophe in the Red Sea by brokering a deal between Yemen's Houthi rebels, the Yemeni government and world leaders to replace the endangered vessel, ....
A new study suggests the first cowboys were not actually Europeans in the Americas but enslaved Africans. That's based on a new DNA analysis of 400-year-old cattle from Mexico and Hispaniola (modern-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic). Host Carol Hills speaks with study author Nicholas Delsol about how the study challenges conventional wisdom around the first cowboys. ....