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A ‘culture war’ threatens legitimate political participation
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A ‘culture war’ threatens legitimate political participation

Editor’s note: we feel it’s important to cover opinions with regard to culture. Do additional research and form your own opinions. Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. It’s no secret that the United States is more or less defined by its own culture war, and has…

Chart-Topping Anthem Divides USA: The Controversy Surrounding ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ by Oliver Anthony
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Chart-Topping Anthem Divides USA: The Controversy Surrounding ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ by Oliver Anthony

In a country known for its diversity and differing opinions, a new song has emerged as a cultural flashpoint that mirrors the deep divisions within the United States. Oliver Anthony‘s “Rich Men North of Richmond” has skyrocketed from obscurity to chart-topping fame, igniting a fiery debate about politics, society, and the role of music in…

Where is the outrage over Balenciaga's embrace of child pornography?
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Where is the outrage over Balenciaga's embrace of child pornography?

  Luxury fashion brand Balenciaga is too good for Kanye West but not too good to promote child pornography. After West’s (now Ye) recent antisemitic outburst, the hundred-year-old luxury fashion house was quick to distance itself from the off-the-rails rapper. But one month later, it found itself in a public relations nightmare of its own…

Ulysses from Ghana, a film inspired by Mohamed Ben Abdallah, screened in Paris
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Ulysses from Ghana, a film inspired by Mohamed Ben Abdallah, screened in Paris

The South-South Cooperation Council for Sustainable Development (SSCC) has screened Docufiction Ulysses from Ghana at a film screening event held at UNESCO’S headquarters in Paris, France. Ulysses from Ghana is inspired by the play “Slaves” written by Ghanaian author and playwright Mohamed Ben Abdallah. The Transatlantic trade, depicted in the play, marked one of the…

The Perils and Promise of America’s Third Reconstruction
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The Perils and Promise of America’s Third Reconstruction

Credit – Illustration by Ajubel Studio for TIME W.E.B. Du Bois is perhaps best known for introducing the term “double consciousness” into the lexicon of the Black experience. The term described the duality of being a Black American—neither fully African nor completely American, an enduring “problem” to be fought over in times of war and…

The 5 states with ballot initiatives to abolish slavery in 2022
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The 5 states with ballot initiatives to abolish slavery in 2022

(Getty Images) Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. It’s 2022, and five states have ballot initiatives to abolish slavery. Yes, you read that right. In the “land of the free,” the states of Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon, Tennessee and Vermont have an opportunity to…

Addressing Racism in the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking of Black Girls: The Role of Public Health Critical Race Praxis

Addressing Racism in the Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking of Black Girls: The Role of Public Health Critical Race Praxis

1  DMST Among Black Girls Several initiatives aimed at increasing awareness of and compelling action to prevent human trafficking generally, and DMST specifically, have been enacted, including the Polaris Project2 (established in 2002) and the Office on Trafficking in Persons within the Administration for Children and Families division of the US Department of Health and Human…

Victims and villains: Anti-trafficking movement urged to tackle racial bias
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Victims and villains: Anti-trafficking movement urged to tackle racial bias

By Christine Murray MEXICO CITY (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Global protests about racism and police brutality should act as a wake-up call to the anti-human trafficking movement over the approach of law enforcement, treatment of Black victims and a lack of racial diversity, academics and activists said. The legacy of ‘white slave traffic’ – a…