A group of U.N. experts issued a report urging the U.S. to give some form of reparations to African-Americans. The legacy of unresolved racial inequality continues to harm the nation's Black community.

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The UN will bring together heads of state, business leaders, and humanitarians from all over the world to celebrate Black self-reliance.

World

During an upcoming, decade-long focus on the global black experience, a group of U.N. experts says it won’t be convenient for leaders to simply offer lip service in the fight against racism. The U.N. last week launched the “International Decade for People of African Descent,” pledging to turn up international pressure on governments and institutions […]

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  The stage has been set! Musical artists from all over the world performed at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City  on Friday, June 6, 2014 for the Global Summer Concert: “Setting the Stage-2015 and Beyond.”  Hosted by the President of the General Assembly, H.E. John W. Ashe, the live webcast concert celebrated […]

TRIPOLI, Libya – Libya declared an immediate cease-fire and promised to stop military operations Friday in a bid to fend off international military intervention after the U.N. authorized a no-fly zone and “all necessary measures” to prevent the regime from striking its own people. The announcement by Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa followed a fierce attack […]