Colonial amnesia, the rise of the right and everyday racism

In September 2017 the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD, ‘Alternative for Germany’), a right-wing political party, became the third largest party in the German parliament. The success of the AfD was explained with reference to contemporary...

Afrofuturism or Energy Enslavement: A Black Consciousness Call to Claim Wakanda

Beneath the mountains of a fictional African land, a radiant blue current flows like a heartbeat. It lights villages and cities, powers technologies, and binds a nation through shared energy that belongs to everyone. This is Wakanda — the luminous...

Book Review | When Valour No More a Prerequisite to Win Wars

Written by David John Kilcullen, an Australian author, strategist, and counterinsurgency expert and Greg Mills, heading the Brenthurst Foundation, based in Johannesburg, South Africa (established in 2005 by the Oppenheimers, of whom J. Robert...

World News | Israeli PM Netanyahu Hails President Trump, Says He Deserves Nobel Peace Prize

Tel Aviv [Israel], October 9 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday praised United States President Donald Trump, saying he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. In a post on X, the Israeli Prime Minister wrote, "Give...

Fear and vigilance rise as attacks on houses of worship intensify across the world

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

African Facial Anthropometry and Spectacle Frame Design: A Review

Introduction Vision correction through spectacle wear represents a critical healthcare intervention globally, with uncorrected refractive error remaining one of the leading causes of visual impairment worldwide.1 While advancements in optical lens...

Hearn: Joshua has Africa offers, still wants Fury

Anthony Joshua is considering offers to fight in Ghana and Nigeria before a megafight with Tyson Fury in 2026, according to Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn. Joshua (28-4, 25 KOs) turns 36 next week and has not boxed since a knockout loss to English...

Play It Again Sports Scoreboard - Wednesday, Oct. 8, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9 PLAY IT AGAIN SPORTS SCOREBOARD BOYS SOCCER Breese Central 2, Trenton Wesclin 1 Southwestern 4, Waterloo Gibault Catholic 1 Columbia 8, Maryville Christian 0 Triad 2, Waterloo 1 Highland 1, Mascoutah 0 Belleville Althoff...

A grim list: Some notable attacks on houses of worship around the world in recent years

Statistically, attending a weekly worship service is a remarkably safe thing to do. Global annual attendance totals many billions; the number of people killed in attacks on individual houses of worship in any given year is generally less than a...

How funerals became New Orleans’ most joyful street parties

New Orleans (CNN) — A bowtie is adjusted. A trombone is hoisted. On the corner of Dauphine and Toulouse, two motorcycle cops block the intersection. The opening notes of “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” emerge from a trumpet. The melody is carried...

10 Underrated Halloween songs

Spooky season is officially upon us. Do you have your Halloween playlist ready to go? Are you tired of the “Monster Mash” and “Thriller?” If so — and even if you still love them but want more Halloween songs — here are a few special selections...

Fresno Dissenters Chapter Screens “No Other Land”

Screening – News Dissenters Fresno is a newly created student-run organization based in Fresno. Dissenters is a foundation for young people who want to put an end to the “war industry.” The foundation seeks to create resources to “repair harm...

Morning Brief: Senate Questions Trump’s Caribbean Strikes; Israel, Hamas Agree to First Peace Phase

Good morning, it’s Thursday, October 9, 2025. The Senate pushes back on Trump’s military strikes in the Caribbean, the Pentagon faces heat over press restrictions, and a fired US diplomat sparks a China-linked scandal. Israel and Hamas reached the...

Viktor Wynd: The dark storyteller of Suffolk

This autumn, listen out for a charismatic voice talking in the hedgerow-lined lanes of Suffolk at night. It could just be the one and only Viktor Wynd spinning his dark tales to the fairy folk of our fable-laden county. This is not a Halloween...

Chicago’s October Tradeshows to Spotlight Packaging, Healthcare, and Construction

(Attendees enter the Chicago Build Expo at McCormick Place. The October event draws thousands of construction professionals and is among several major tradeshows hosted in the city this fall. Photo courtesy: Chicago Build Expo.) City welcomes...

Mapping the history and future of the BDS movement with Shaheen Nassar’s presentation of “Beyond Recognition”

On Oct. 7, 7C SWANA and five other campus organizations hosted Palestinian activist Shaheen Nassar for a talk titled “Beyond Recognition.” Courtesy: 7C Southwest Asian North Africa Club Tuesday, Oct. 7 marks the second year of the Israel-Hamas...

The failure of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee

The Nobel Peace Prize Committee has done a significant disservice by refusing to name Donald Trump as the awardee for 2025. The committee, tilted to the left but with a couple of more conservative members, is composed of Norwegians who are...

Master Keith and Joyce Kasiama Crowned as 2025-2026 Mr. & Miss DSU

Delaware State University (DSU) celebrated a night of tradition, history, and Hornet pride as Master Keith and Joyce Kasiama were officially crowned as the 2025-2026 Mr. & Miss DSU during the annual Coronation Ceremony on October 5 in the...

Dashed dream: no Nobel for Trump

Speaking recently to senior US military leaders about his achievements in ending wars, US President Donald Trump expressed frustration that he would likely be overlooked for the Nobel Peace Prize. “Will they give you a Nobel Prize?” he asked,...

Public health expert Craig Spencer on eugenics and AI’s synergy

Content warning for graphic discrimination and persecution of marginalized identities. Professor and emergency physician Craig Spencer gave a talk about the lasting and disturbing legacy of eugenics in the past and in the current day facilitated...