Iran is a key test of American leadership. Biden should take this window to act

AP In “Why America Must Lead Again” (Foreign Affairs, March/April 2020), President-elect Joe Biden promised to renew American leadership by returning to the source of American power — its democratic…

Parts Of A “Bonkers” Liz Truss Speech On Equality Were Erased From The Government’s Website

“Provocative” sections of a controversial speech by Liz Truss on equality were deleted from the version uploaded to their official website for being too political. See source

Switzerland just became the 29th country to get marriage equality

ShutterstockBut pro-LGBTQ organizations say that it is still possible for a national referendum on marriage equality to be forced. See source

Football players ‘overwhelmingly’ back sticking with taking the knee

The questionnaire followed a series of incidents where fans booed the anti-racism gesture and aimed to find out how clubs, players and staff best wanted to spread the message of equality…

The great replacement theory and the dangers of believing that white people are becoming a minority

What is the great replacement theory? (Picture: Getty) This week, Sir Keir Starmer appeared on LBC with presenter Nick Ferrari, where a white female caller lamented white people supposedly becoming…

Assessing the Pandemic Impact on Women in Finance

Dec.17 — On this episode of "Bloomberg Equality," Lisa Kaplowitz, finance professor at Rutgers University and the co-founder and executive director of the Rutgers Center for Women in Business, looks at how the coronavirus…

Hoornstra: Former Dodger Micah Johnson makes his biggest mark on L.A.

Micah Johnson, who was playing for the Dodgers four years ago, now has a giant interactive art display up on the facade of the Marriott Hotel near L.A. Live. The…

Lil Baby helps throw birthday party for George Floyd’s daughter

Lil Baby helped to throw a birthday party for George Floyd’s daughter Gianna yesterday (December 16). Read More: “It’s a cry out for justice”: on the scene at London’s Black…

Hairdresser closes after charging children with ‘additional needs’ £5 extra

The Krazy Kids salon faced a major backlash for its pricing (Picture: Getty – BPM) A children’s hairdressers is shutting after being slammed for charging kids with ‘additional needs’ an…

Color of Change and Recording Academy Unveil #ChangeMusic Plan for Racial Justice in Music Industry

The Recording Academy and the Color of Change organization on Thursday announced the release of their jointly created Roadmap to #ChangeMusic, designed to foster greater racial equality and justice in…

A Black Professor’s Colleague Called the Cops on Him. What the School Did Next Made it Much Worse.

It’s a habit of David Moore’s, dropping profound quotations into conversation—sometimes it’s the Bible; sometimes it’s the Dhammapada, a Buddhist text. On this particular day, he’s referencing Malcolm X. “Equality…

“Voting Is Life or Death”: How Georgia Democrats Are Organizing in One of the Earliest COVID Hotspots

“People here lost a lot of people,” Amna Farooqi tells me, “and it was kind of like, shock after shock after shock.” The 26-year-old political organizer is explaining what it…

People with disabilities struggling to get supermarket delivery for Christmas

More than half of people with disabilities have been unable to get supermarket shopping delivery slots (Picture: Sophie Tennison / Scope) More than half of people with disabilities have had…

Asia Pacific Sees 81 Million Jobs Lost Amid Pandemic: ILO

Dec.16 — On this episode of "Bloomberg Equality," Sara Elder, head of economic and social analysis at the regional office for Asia and the Pacific of the International Labour Organization, an arm of the United Nations,…

SOURCE SPORTS: Wisconsin Sports Teams Partner With Microsoft to Create The Equity League

The Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Bucks, and the Milwaukee Brewers are partnering up for a great cause. The three Wisconsin major sports franchise are parting up with Microsoft to form…