The Power of Black Self-Defense in Lincoln Heights
Black people in a small city showed the rest of the country the importance of organizing. They acted fearlessly in the face of open racism. They didn’t consult with elected officials or public intellectuals. They knew they were in danger if they didn’t act of their volition. In all likelihood the neo-Nazis won’t make any more public displays of themselves in Lincoln Heights for a long time.
DR Congo’s M23 rebels enter centre of strategic city Bukavu
The Congolese government confirmed that rebels had entered Bukavu, adding that Rwandan troops were present with them. The government, however, did not say that the whole city was under M23 control.
Bolsonaro camp in Brazil hopes to capitalise on the ‘Trump effect’
Brazil’s right-wing hero and former president Jair Bolsonaro is ineligible to run for office until 2030 following his conviction on abuse of power charges after his supporters stormed parliament on January 8, 2023. But US President Donald Trump’s return to power has rekindled the hopes of the Brazilian far right, which is already preparing for next year’s presidential election.
Climate change outpaces tree migration, human intervention may be needed: Study
Nigro added, “Planting likely will be required to keep trees on the landscape where they are most valued, and we may need to accept new ecosystems in areas that are inevitably going to change. Our future forests might look different and contain different trees than they do today.”
Evolving Folks Project 