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Zambian Villagers Win Landmark Ruling in Water Poisoning Case
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Zambian Villagers Win Landmark Ruling in Water Poisoning Case

Global Information NetworkApril 26, 2019

The villagers succeeded against the odds in a case pitting their claims against a worldwide mining company which denied responsibility for the spill caused by a local Zambian company it controlled. It wasn’t the first claim against the Vedanta company, based in the UK. In January, a factory in Tamil Nadu, India, was ordered closed by the local pollution board for having “irreversibly polluted the groundwater in and around the Thoothukudi district.”

Our History Matters: The Untold Stories of African American ‘Hidden Figures’
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Our History Matters: The Untold Stories of African American ‘Hidden Figures’

Kimberlee Buck, Staff WriterFebruary 8, 2019

Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1878. Major Taylor participated in his first bike race as a teenager. Shortly after, he moved to Worcester, Massachusetts to become a professional cyclist. Throughout his career, he received several world records from competing in races around the world but that didn’t stop the racist fans from throwing things at him and competitors trying to bump him off the track during his races. One competitor by the name of W.E. Becker choked Taylor until the police separated the two.

Decades-Old Case Revives African Demand For Stolen Lands
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Decades-Old Case Revives African Demand For Stolen Lands

Global Information NetworkSeptember 6, 2018

This week, a case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will decide if colonial deals that redrew African borders can be declared illegal and, if so, if islands taken by the United Kingdom from the nation of Mauritius can be rejoined to Mauritius as before.