In Tolaria, Madagascar, about 1,000 kilometers southwest of capital Antananarivo, pretty much every woman working in this city by the sea has a connection to the fishing industry. A large number of ...

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Twenty-five years after a landmark U.N. resolution demanded equal participation for women in all efforts to promote peace, ...

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Inside a white tent with a wooden fireplace in the middle, about two dozen African girls slipped off their shoes, sat on ...

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While African American slaves are responsible for building the landmarks in Washington, D.C., a Black self-taught ...

Salvador is the country’s heartland of Afro-Brazilian culture, and the largest African city in the world outside Africa — ...

Salvador is the country’s heartland of Afro-Brazilian culture, and the largest African city in the world outside Africa — ...

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Despite federal pushback for diversity, equity and inclusion programs, Illinois has spent millions of dollars in the past few ...