Tunisian black women: ‘My skin colour says I don’t belong’

In 2018, Tunisia passed a landmark law to criminalise racial discrimination, in particular anti-black racism against black Tunisians and black African migrants. It became the first country in the Arab region to make discrimination specifically on racial grounds a criminal offence.

#Tunisia #Racism #BlackLivesMatter #Africa

The US Shouldn’t Stand in the Way of an Ambitious Global Plastics Treaty

The U.S. is neither above the causes, nor immune to the effects, of global plastic pollution. We must also be part of a global plastic solution. When the Committee meets again this fall to discuss a first draft of the treaty, the United States should stand among those nations advocating for clear and universal targets for reduced plastic pollution.

#PlasticsTreaty #UnitedStates #Internacional #GlobalWarming

New York City has the worst air quality in the world as smoke from Canadian wildfires rolls in

The air quality in New York City was the worst in the world Wednesday, according to IQAir.com, a tracking service.

#NewYorkYankees #wildfire #CanadaWildfires

Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same. But why?

Scientists think a traumatized orca initiated the assault on boats after a “critical moment of agony” and that the behavior is spreading among the population through social learning.

#Orcas #Boats #EatTheRich