Headlines- At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
- Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
- The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
- Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
- To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
- In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
- Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.
Tag: US Racial Violence
Portland Protests:A Year After
VOA talks to people in Portland who have different perspectives on how the protests have impacted their city a year after they became a protest hotspot
Racism Against Asians in U.S
In reaction to a recent outbreak of violence against Asian Americans, U.S. President Joe Biden signed hate crime legislation into law. Residents of Little Saigon in Southern California, on the other hand, claim that racism toward Asians is nothing new
What Has Changed Since George Floyd’s...
For months, thousands of Americans protested against police brutality and called for police reform. Now support for Black Lives Matter has cooled, according to a recent survey
Black Horror Films Tap into Race...
The new horror film “Antebellum,” by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, is the latest of several Black horror films addressing race relations in the United States. Filmmakers and critics weigh in on the film and on what defines the Black horror genre
Land Donor’s Descendants Complicate Removal of...
The battle to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia is complicated by the land donor’s descendants, who are fighting to keep the statue in place. Virginia’s governor and Black Lives Matter want the statue removed as they consider it a symbol of white supremacy
2020 March on Washington ‘Commits’ to...
Friday marked the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, during which American civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Though the crowd for the 2020 march Friday was smaller than expected, thousands came to protest police killings of Black Americans, which they say are a legacy of slavery and racism that the country is still trying to overcome
US Portland Protests
Recent protests on the streets of Portland, Oregon featured confrontations between demonstrators and federal agents deployed to the city by the Trump administration. Deborah Bloom reports, the departure of federal forces has de-escalated tensions and allowed protesters to refocus their message on demanding racial justice in America.
Black Lives Matter NYC Mural
A large mural dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement is being completed in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood. The mural will become part of the famous 125th Street in the heart of the historically Africa-American district. There are plans for similar works of art celebrating racial justice to appear in each of NYC’s five boroughs
Why Black Lives Matter is Personal...
The death of African Americans while in police custody and the ongoing protests demanding racial justice have had a major impact on most Americans, including immigrants many of whom have had experiences with racism
Protests Uprising
A month after George Floyd, an African American man, died in police custody in Minnesota, protests against police brutality and for wider racial justice have spread not only across the U.S. but throughout the world