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United Nations: Permanent memorial in New York honoring victims of transatlantic slave trade United Nations A permanent memorial to honor the victims of one of the most horrific tragedies of modern history will be revealed at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Wednesday, when the world marks the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims […]

The Southern Poverty Law Center: Report on hate and extremism Mark Potok The Southern Poverty Law Center The traditional, organized American radical right, which was swollen enormously by Barack Obama’s 2008 election and the near-simultaneous collapse of the economy, shrank significantly in 2014 for the second year in a row. The rapidly falling numbers of […]

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan sign accord on Nile dam Three countries sign deal amid fears that dam being built by Ethiopia would reduce water supply to Egypt and Sudan. AFP Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have agreed on a preliminary deal on a controversial dam project that Cairo feared would reduce its share of vital waters […]

Data from China’s finest telescope released worldwide Xinhua BEIJING- China on Thursday made observation data from the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) available to scientists worldwide. LAMOST, China’s leading optical telescope project, was completed in 2008 to collect high quality spectra, key to astronomers reading celestial bodies’ chemical composition, density, atmosphere and […]

Inequality in large U.S. cities Large cities remain more unequal by income than the nation overall Some cities are still more unequal than others By: Alan Berube and Natalie Holmes Brookings Institute Report | March 17, 2015 More than five years after the end of the Great Recession, and three years since the Occupy movement […]

France, Germany and Italy have agreed to follow Britain’s lead and join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is a rival to the The World Bank, with headquarters in Washington D.C By Reuters SEOUL – A senior US diplomat said it was up to individual countries to decide on joining […]

Britain seeks to join China-backed infrastructure bank AFP Britain announced hopes to become the first major Western country to join a Chinese-led development bank on Thursday, drawing a concerned response from Washington. The $50 billion Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has been feted by Beijing as a way of financing regional development, and is seen […]

Nigeria’s capital city builds a new iconic structure -Millenium Tower The Millennium Tower and Cultural Centre project is located in the capital city of Abuja. The tower is designed by Manfredi Nicoletti, an Italian architect, and is part of the Nigeria National Complex which includes the Nigeria Cultural Centre and Municipal Building. Construction progress Rendering of […]

This is how “Historically Black Colleges and Universities” (HBCUs) became the “branding” Have you ever wondered when the term Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) became the “branding” for some institutions of higher education in the United States? Dilemma X shares this information to show when the nomenclature, “Historically Black Colleges and Universities” (“HBCUs”), became […]

NASA spacecraft becomes first to orbit Ceres, a dwarf planet NASA news release NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has become the first mission to achieve orbit around a dwarf planet. The spacecraft was approximately 38,000 miles (61,000 kilometers) from Ceres when it was captured by the dwarf planet’s gravity at about 4:39 a.m. PST (7:39 a.m. EST) […]