By Detris Honora Adelabu, Boston University; Felicity Crawford, Boston University, and Linda Banks-Santilli, Boston UniversityDiversity, equity and inclusion, which has…
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Pope Francis: why his papacy mattered for Africa – and for the world’s poor and marginalized
By Stan Chu Ilo, DePaul University The death of Pope Francis at his residence on 21 April 2025 marks the…
White supremacist Terrorgram network allegedly inspired teen accused of killing parents and plotting Trump assassination
Court documents reveal that Nikita Casap’s alleged manifesto calling for Trump’s assassination cited multiple Terrorgram publications and urged people to…
Crime is nonpartisan and the blame game on crime in cities is wrong – on both sides
By Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Harvard Kennedy School and Christopher S. Warshaw, George Washington University Following George Floyd’s death at the…
Claims of ‘anti-Christian bias’ sound to some voters like a message about race, not just religion
By Rosemary (Marah) Al-Kire, University of Washington; Clara L. Wilkins, University of Washington, and Michael Pasek, University of Illinois ChicagoPresident…
Fate of Black maternal health programs is unclear amid federal cuts
By Ronnie Cohen, California Healthline Eboni Tomasek expected to take home her newborn the day after he was born in…
Cory Booker’s long speech offers a strategy for Trump opponents in a fragmented media landscape
By Erik Johnson, Stetson University and Matthew deTar, Ohio UniversitySen. Cory Booker’s record-breaking, 25-hour Senate floor speech, which began on…
Ritual murder of children: study in Ghana and Kenya explores who’s doing it and why
By Emmanuel Sarpong Owusu, Aberystwyth University Superstition, an irrational belief in paranormal influences or a false attribution of events, is…
States push Medicaid work rules, but few programs help enrollees find jobs
For many years, Eric Wunderlin’s health issues made it hard to find stable employment. Struggling to manage depression and diabetes,…
Preventive care may no longer be free in 2026 because of HIV stigma − unless the Trump administration successfully defends the ACA
By Kristefer Stojanovski, Tulane University and Paul Shafer, Boston UniversityMany Americans were relieved when the Supreme Court left the Affordable…
