Identity

June 03, 2020

Brazil recorded yet another day of record-high deaths due to the novel coronavirus, as leadership continues to shrug off the crisis. In Mexico, tens of thousands of people are returning to work in the auto factories along the US-Mexico border. World leaders, including the pope, have called out systemic racism in response to George Floyd's killing.

Violence

Somali Americans share in the grief and pain over George Floyd’s killing

The World

June 02, 2020

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06/04/2020 - 1:45pm

One Somali American in Minneapolis organized a prayer gathering online to process it together.

COVID-19: The latest from The World

Coronavirus spread threatens Colombia's Amazonian Indigenous communities

The World

May 29, 2020

Indigenous communities in Colombia's Amazon region lack medical personnel and infrastructure to handle a pandemic. Some worry the spread of the coronavirus could wipe out entire ethnic groups.

Top of The World

China moves forward with Hong Kong security law; Oxford shows promise for potential vaccine; US COVID-19 deaths reach 100,000

The World

May 28, 2020

China's parliament voted to move forward with a controversial security law that would erode Hong Kong's autonomy. Indigenous groups fight to stay closed as restrictions ease. And, under quarantine, the first talkie made by a woman in Spain resurfaces.

Lifestyle & Belief

Indigenous groups in Canada fight to stay closed as restrictions ease

The World

May 27, 2020

The Haida are one of many Indigenous groups across the world trying to stay closed as surrounding areas reopen following restrictions to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Every 30 Seconds

Trump's pandemic response has this conservative Latino teen voter considering Biden

The World

May 26, 2020

Jacob Cuenca, an 18-year-old registered Republican, planned to cast his first-ever vote for President Donald Trump in this November's election. But the president's missteps during the coronavirus pandemic are driving Cuenca to consider former Vice President Joe Biden instead.

Music

Move over K-pop: Korean youth turn to old-time trot music

The World

May 25, 2020

Young pop stars in South Korea, struck with nostalgia, are performing covers of old-timey trot music on competition shows like “Mister Trot,” which have viewers vote for their favorite acts in an “American Idol”-style format.

Community

Little Manila's 'Meal to Heal' effort brings food to Filipino health workers

The World

May 15, 2020

Because so many Filipino Americans are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, it has taken a devastating and outsize toll on their community. A new initiative in New York City is bringing free meals to hospitals and health facilities heavily staffed by Filipinos — while also raising funds to help keep community restaurants afloat.

Global Politics

Israeli plans for annexation weigh heavily on Jordan Valley residents

The World

May 15, 2020

Under a United States peace plan unveiled earlier this year, Israel had the US's green light to annex large parts of the West Bank. If that happens, life for the Palestinians and Israeli settlers who live there could get even more complicated.

Every 30 Seconds

How a trip to Honduras shaped one young US Afro Latino voter's identity

The World

May 12, 2020

Brayan Guevara, a 19-year-old Afro Latino from Greensboro, North Carolina, had never visited Honduras, where many of his relatives live. His first trip there last summer made him proud of his heritage — and that's shaping how he'll vote in the US presidential election this November.

Identity

COVID-19 deaths rise in Brazil; Iceland quashes virus; World leaders respond to systemic racism

Somali Americans share in the grief and pain over George Floyd’s killing

Updated

Coronavirus spread threatens Colombia's Amazonian Indigenous communities

China moves forward with Hong Kong security law; Oxford shows promise for potential vaccine; US COVID-19 deaths reach 100,000

Indigenous groups in Canada fight to stay closed as restrictions ease

Trump's pandemic response has this conservative Latino teen voter considering Biden

Move over K-pop: Korean youth turn to old-time trot music

Little Manila's 'Meal to Heal' effort brings food to Filipino health workers

Israeli plans for annexation weigh heavily on Jordan Valley residents

How a trip to Honduras shaped one young US Afro Latino voter's identity

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