China’s ruling Communist Party has launched a nationwide disciplinary campaign that will inspect its 96 million members for loyalty to supreme leader Xi Jinping and weed out officials from positions of power who were put there by rival political factions. The party’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, charged with ensuring party members toe the line, … Read more
Anyone who’s followed the multi-hyphenate talent that is Teyana Taylor knows that she can easily chameleon when she needs to, from harnessing her sexuality for a music video to being painfully honest on reality TV. Most recently, she’s channeled the nuanced role of a single mother in New York on a complicated journey of redemption … Read more
Advertisement In shaping patterns of future warfare, there is little doubt that militaries across the world will be seeking to absorb the key lessons of the Russia-Ukraine War, ranging from the employment of tanks to the use of anti-ship cruise missiles and the ubiquitous drones. For the Chinese military, these lessons might even assume a … Read more
Celebrities die just like the rest of us. When it happens, we commiserate collectively and pour out our hypothetical (and maybe literal) glasses for the deceased in honor of however they connected with us in their profession. When I heard about Lance Reddick’s death last Friday, there was something else… something I’ve felt before, recently … Read more
Minneapolis’ freshly departed racial-equity director alleged that she was subject to anti-Black racism at the hands of Black members of the city council who she blamed for using “weapons of Whiteness” to create a “toxic work environment.” In a scathing memo sent to Mayor Jacob Frey last week before she departed as director of the … Read more
Florida A&M University alumna Tamia Potter is now the first Black woman to become a neurosurgeon resident at Vanderbilt University — and Twitter users can’t hold back their excitement for the history-making pioneer. The FAMU graduate shared the monumental news Friday on Twitter. “My first job was a certified nursing assistant at 17 years old … Read more
The world of football was cast into mourning last December with the passing of Pele, one of the undisputed greats of the game. The death of the Brazilian legend led to tributes from far and wide, as fans reflected on the impact of a man who changed the face of his sport. Russia was no … Read more
CNN — Jamaal Grant was studying biology at Colby College in Maine when a friend asked if he’d be interested in teaching after graduation. Grant had planned to go to graduate school and build a career in science, but in need of a job, decided to teach science at a charter school in Boston. Within … Read more
The UN confirms that the Black Sea Grain Initiative has been extended, the UN Secretary General’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a statement on Saturday, Trend reports citing TASS. “The Black Sea Grain Initiative, signed in Istanbul on 22 July 2022, has been extended. The Initiative allows for the facilitation of the safe navigation for … Read more
Editor’s Note: Sébastien Roblin has written on the technical, historical and political aspects of international security and conflict for outlets including 19FortyFive, Popular Mechanics, The National Interest, NBC, Forbes.com, Inside Unmanned Systems and War is Boring. He holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University in conflict resolution and served with the Peace Corps in China. … Read more