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Steve Biko, the South African struggle hero who was prepared to sacrifice his life for black liberation

Steve Biko, the South African struggle hero who was prepared to sacrifice his life for black liberation

When the government banished him in 1973 to his home district of King William’s Town, effectively forcing him to abandon his studies at the University of Natal Medical School, he assuaged his mother’s fears by asking her about the purpose of Jesus’s mission on earth.


Gangs’stories: how 15-year-old Jennifer became Honduras’ first female gang leader

Gangs’stories: how 15-year-old Jennifer became Honduras’ first female gang leader

Following the mass deportations of convicts from the United States back to Central America after the end of the civil war period, the Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha gang culture was also exported to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.


A last minute amendment to NZ’s gang legislation risks making a bad law worse

A last minute amendment to NZ’s gang legislation risks making a bad law worse

But a last minute amendment, added after public consultation closed, has raised more questions about legislative overreach.


Sanctuary city San Francisco is deporting migrants tied to drug busts after record-breaking fentanyl deaths: report

Sanctuary city San Francisco is deporting migrants tied to drug busts after record-breaking fentanyl deaths: report

Since last year, when fentanyl killed a record-breaking 656 people, more than 100 individuals have been charged as part of a federal sweep in San Francisco aimed at illegal drug sales — with most of the felons identified as undocumented migrants who get handed over to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Bloomberg reported.


NYC landlord case shows equal justice is a joke under DA Alvin Bragg

NYC landlord case shows equal justice is a joke under DA Alvin Bragg

Since that murder, and as Chin’s Chinatown neighborhood steadily deteriorated under the onslaught of Democratic soft-on-crime policies emanating not just from Bragg’s office but also from City Hall, the state Capitol and the White House, the landlord became an unpaid community activist trying to keep his block safe.


Oregon ‘lost a generation of people’ due to now-reversed liberal drug law, says GOP leader

Oregon ‘lost a generation of people’ due to now-reversed liberal drug law, says GOP leader

“You saw overdose deaths, you saw drug usage on the street, crime, homelessness all soared after Democrats put this policy in place.


Trump smiles at question about Congress doing shrooms, teases forthcoming drug policy on podcast

Trump smiles at question about Congress doing shrooms, teases forthcoming drug policy on podcast

Trump, 78, steered clear of commenting directly on psychedelics specifically during his exchange with Fridman, who has gone on an ayahuasca retreat and conversed with guests about their spiritual experiences on drugs.


‘1000-Lb Sisters’ Amy Slaton leaves zoo on stretcher after camel bite that triggered drug arrest

‘1000-Lb Sisters’ Amy Slaton leaves zoo on stretcher after camel bite that triggered drug arrest

As if a camel bite wasn’t bad enough, Slaton was arrested shortly after receiving medical attention when local sheriffs allegedly found psychedelic mushrooms and marijuana in her car.


Spike in Asian Americans at MIT proves it was discriminating against them

Spike in Asian Americans at MIT proves it was discriminating against them

Although we still need to see the returns from other top schools, the MIT numbers are the first hard post-Supreme Court evidence that the critics were — unsurprisingly — right that affirmative action was a form of systemic discrimination against high-achieving Asian Americans.


Oregon reverses course and recriminalizes possession of hard drugs including fentanyl and heroin

Oregon reverses course and recriminalizes possession of hard drugs including fentanyl and heroin

A personal-use possession will be a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail, while the law encourages, but does not mandate, counties in the state to set up treatment alternatives to divert offenders away from the criminal justice system.


Beloved Kansas City chef fatally shot by teens outside his restaurant: ‘He was community’

Beloved Kansas City chef fatally shot by teens outside his restaurant: ‘He was community’

Mayor Lucas wrote that Brady’s death is “more distress” knowing he was killed “due to violence arising once more in our community,” especially among juveniles, and will put pressure on youth engagement in his city in hopes of “reducing the flood of guns on our streets and available to our children.”


Doctor charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death appears in court after plea deal reached

Doctor charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death appears in court after plea deal reached

One of two doctors charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death made his first appearance in a federal court in Los Angeles on Friday after reaching a deal to plead guilty and cooperate with prosecutors.