https://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/09/10/world/10queen-commonwealth1/10queen-commonwealth1-moth.jpgIn Commonwealth nations with British colonial histories, Queen Elizabeth’s death is rekindling discussions about a more independent future.
NPR’s Michel Martin asks three academics from Commonwealth countries to reflect on the British Empire’s complicated legacy on race.
Historically, Black women hold few elected or appointed offices in the US. That is according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rudgers University. This trend may be changing as some notable elections and nominations have seen Black women and other women of color take positions of leadership in America. This includes the…
DetailsThe new monarch may no longer be as outspoken on the subjects he has previously championed
People lay flowers in tribute to late queen at Buckingham Palace and other royal sites across United Kingdom.
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https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/n4m5QeyjH7AS4H9LB1wQDUX8SNE=/265x336:2341x1502/960x539/media/img/mt/2022/09/GettyImages_515212950‑1/original.jpgQueen Elizabeth II’s longevity alone places her in the pantheon of royal greats. At the time of her death, at Balmoral Castle today, she had served 70 years as Queen—the longest of any sovereign in the English monarchy’s 1,000-year history. But it is not simply her longevity that marks her for greatness, but her ability…
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Putin’s attack on democracy is working. Just look at Europe. As winter approaches, cracks in the West’s support for Ukraine are starting to show. By Matthew Karnitschnig Illustration by Ann Kiernan for POLITICO BERLIN — It was a scene that has played out on city squares across Europe for months: jarring eyewitness accounts of the war…
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They may have left their African homeland in Cameroon’s Western Region and settled in parts of the United States and Canada, but the Bamelikes show us they have not forgotten where they came from. The Bamilekes in Cameroon, a group of African Bantu people, represent one of the more than 250 ethnic groups that form the…
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https://static01.nyt.com/images/2022/09/05/world/05kenya-add/05kenya-add-moth.jpgIn a sweeping rejection of claims that the Aug. 9 vote had been rigged, the court confirmed Vice President William Ruto as the country’s fifth president. NAIROBI, Kenya — The Supreme Court of Kenya on Monday upheld the election of William Ruto as president, ending an acrimonious courtroom battle over disputed results from the Aug.…
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