Sudanese refugee, Chol Majok, has made history as the first former refugee to win a Common Council seat in the U.S.
Majok, who ran for the seat under the Democrats won the 3rd District Common Council seat in Syracuse, New York and will represent six of the city’s southernmost neighborhoods.
Black carbon also pollutes the air, in case you needed another reason to worry.
Source: This Is Warming the Planet Even Faster Than Carbon Dioxide | OZY
Photo via: NBC It’s so important to remind our kids that they can be anything they put their minds to. Texas physician Dr. Dale Okorodudu is on a mission to do just that with his Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit, which took place February 16 in Dallas, Texas. Established in 2013, the Black Men in White Coats camp
Source: ‘Black Men in White Coats’ is on a Mission to Show Black Boys That The – BOTWC
Europe’s network of night trains collapsed in the face of low-cost airlines. Now it’s making a comeback.
Source: Europe Revives Night Trains — to Fight Climate Change | OZY
After years of low wages and abuse, Hollywood assistants are in open revolt over their treatment.
Source: Hollywood assistants are in open revolt. Here’s why – Los Angeles Times
You should always support your kids and their natural talents. And if you nurture them, great things will happen. That’s what 9-year-old Joe Whale’s parents thought when they encouraged their son to keep drawing, even though he got into trouble for doodling during class.
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Illegal loggers in the Amazon ambushed an indigenous group that was formed to protect the forest and shot dead a young warrior and wounded another, leaders of the Guajajara tribe in northern Brazil said on Saturday.
Source: Illegal loggers kill Amazon indigenous warrior who guarded forest, wound another – Reuters
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