Dhaka's sprawling slums have long been a symbol of hardship, but a worsening crisis is now intensifying the struggles of their residents — the alarming rise of drug addiction. A field visit to various ...

Most people experience a traumatic event some time during their lives — losing a loved one, being the victim of violence or ...

Solo women are ditching predictable European city breaks and Bali spa retreats in favor of adventure travel into Africa.

For elementary school teacher, Monique Duncan, writing a book illustrating the remarkable ways enslaved Africans used hair styles to guide their way to freedom, was a dream come true.

Discover the inspiring story of Donna Dear and Paulette Greene, a married couple and climate activists, featured in the ...

The short documentary 'The Aunties,' being rereleased for Black History Month, tells the story of two Black farmers reclaiming Harriet Tubman's ancestral lands.

The Village Market Founder Dr. Lakeysha Hallmon explains how Black women used the power of the village to build up Black ...

Belle da Costa Greene, the first director of the Morgan Library, was a Black woman who passed as white in the early 20th ...

As shown in the Stephen Graham boxing drama, the Forty Elephants shoplifted from Harrods, blackmailed MPs – and died utterly ...

Poor people in vast city slums across the Global South are burning plastic to cook their food, warm their homes and boil water for hot ...

Burning plastic as fuel for cooking and heating releases toxic chemicals into the air and contaminates food. Yet this is ...

As the United States paused foreign assistance to countries across the world, confusion, panic and desperation has gripped ...