Namibia loses bid to overturn ban on rhino horn trade

Namibia has built up large stockpiles of rhino horn after pioneering the practice of cutting them off to deter poachers.
The Mail & Guardian

UN wildlife summit rejects Southern African proposals on ivory, horn and giraffes

The region's push to ease wildlife trade rules was firmly rejected at Cites CoP20, with countries voting down proposals ...
NPR

AI was asked to create images of Black African docs treating white kids. How'd it go?

It seemed like a pretty straightforward exercise. Arsenii Alenichev typed sentences like "Black African doctors providing care for white suffering children" and "Traditional African healer is helping ...
The New York Times

White and Black: A Historian Traces African-American Influences in the United States

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Drew Gilpin Faust AFRICAN FOUNDERS How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals By David Hackett ...
The New York Times

‘African American’ Is Awkward. It’s Time to Use ‘Black.’

The linguist John McWhorter on how language around racial identity is evolving. By David Leonhardt and John McWhorter Produced by Jillian Weinberger In this episode of “The Opinions,” the linguist and ...