AvatarIdrisAvatarAvatarBlack wedding guest punched cop unconscious for making racist remarksLGBTQ Nation - Alex BollingerThe cop claimed to be Black and told the guest he "didn’t know they let Black people in the reception hall." A white off-duty police officer was …
AvatarIdrisAvatarAvatarShe broke her NDA to speak out against Pinterest. Now she’s helping others come forwardverified_publisherThe Guardian - Kari PaulIfeoma Ozoma has co-sponsored a bill to protect workers who speak out on discrimination or harassment. ‘Coming forward should not carry as much risk,’ she said
AvatarIdrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoShe Noticed $200 Million Missing, Then She Was Firedpropublica.orgAlice Stebbins was hired to fix the finances of California’s powerful utility regulator. She was fired after finding $200 million for the state’s …
AvatarIdrisAvatarAvatarBlack Doctor Dies of Covid-19 After Complaining of Racist Treatment (Published 2020)verified_publisherThe New York Times - John Eligon“He made me feel like a drug addict,” Dr. Susan Moore said, accusing a white doctor of downplaying her complaints of pain and suggesting she should be discharged. [To read more stories on race from The New York Times, sign up here for our Race/Related newsletter.] Lying in a hospital bed with an …
AvatarIdrisAvatarAvatarICC prosecutor slams 'wholly unacceptable' US sanctionsAssociated Press - By MIKE CORDERTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The outgoing prosecutor of the International Criminal Court hit out Monday at sanctions slapped on her by the Trump Administration in her final speech to an annual gathering of the court’s member states before she leaves office next year. Fatou Bensouda noted at the …
AvatarIdrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo‘I Don’t Mean To Rub Salt In Your Wounds’: Swede Tells Americans What It’s Like To Live In Sweden And It’s Eye-Openingboredpanda.com - Ilona Baliūnaitė, Rokas LaurinavičiusGDP per capita rose by 50 percent in Sweden between 1995–2016. In 2018, researchers at Oxfam and Development Finance International named it the most …
AvatarIdrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoLaw professor says he endured racist taunts in wake of social media clash with UCP staffersedmontonjournal.com - Lauren BoothbyA University of Alberta law professor says he is facing racism and harassment following analysis of pandemic policy he provided in a recent news …
AvatarIdrisAvatarAvatarA billion people have no legal identity - but a new app plans to change thatverified_publisherWorld Economic Forum - Douglas BroomA legal identity is not just about opening a bank account: access to healthcare and your right to vote may depend on it. But just under 1 billion …
AvatarIdrisAvatarAvatarLetter from Africa: Culture clash over Nigeria's rival alphabetsverified_publisherBBC NewsBBC News A court case of the use of Arabic script on the local currency reveals deep cultural and religious divides. Letter from Africa: Culture clash over Nigeria's rival alphabets
AvatarIdrisAvatarAvatarHow Early Islamic Science Advanced Medicineverified_publisherNational Geographic - Víctor Pallejà de BustinzaThe growth of Islam in the seventh century sparked a golden age of scientic discovery. Building on the wisdom of ancient civilizations, Muslim doctors pushed the boundaries of medical science into bold new places. Sancho I, ruler of the kingdom of Léon in the north of modern-day Spain, was …
AvatarIdrisAvatarAvatarThe mysterious case of the man who draws in his sleepverified_publisherBBC FutureWhen Lee Hadwin is asleep, he picks up whatever’s around him and begins to draw. Why?
AvatarIdrisFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoCalifornia Public Schools Promote Polyamory for Preteensverified_publisherdailysignal.com - Cathy RuseThe world recently learned that the American Psychological Association promotes “polyamory,” “swinging,” and “relationship anarchy.” Its experts say …