CNN — Mercy Esther was eight years old when she left home. Raised by her grandmother in rural Tanzania, Mercy Esther and her siblings were born into poverty, sometimes without money for food, let alone schoolbooks. When their grandmother was approached with a job offer for Mercy Esther in Kenya,Continue Reading
In a blind panic, she called his phone, but there was no answer. She immediately hailed a passing motorcycle taxi, known locally as an Okada, and raced to the scene. But nothing could have prepared her for the harrowing scenes she witnessed when she got there, she said. “While IContinue Reading
Haitians deported from the U.S. recover their belongings scattered on the tarmac of the Toussaint Louverture International Airport on Tuesday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Joseph Odelyn/AP hide caption toggle caption Joseph Odelyn/AP Haitians deported from the U.S. recover their belongings scattered on the tarmac of the Toussaint Louverture International Airport onContinue Reading
Russia’s blockade of the Black Sea has inflated global grain prices, raised fears of hunger in some countries and drawn widespread condemnation. It has also provoked a vexing problem: how to find a new route out for Ukraine’s agricultural exports. Rather than using Ukraine’s ports to export its wheat, sunflowerContinue Reading
Of the many feats Harriet Tubman accomplished, none awe me more as an historian than the estimated 13 trips she made to Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Each time, she stole family and friends from enslavement much in the way Tubman first secreted herself away to freedom in 1849. Born on theContinue Reading
This weekend is Orthodox Easter, a holiday celebrated in Ukraine. Millions are fleeing the Russian invasion right now, but those seeking refuge in Bulgaria are marking the holiday. DANIEL ESTRIN, HOST: It’s Orthodox Easter this weekend, a weekend that would normally fill Ukraine with celebrations. But this year, Easter SundayContinue Reading
Indeed, even as Russia widened its artillery, missile and bombing strikes on Sunday, Russian and Ukrainian forces were girding for what is shaping up to be a climactic battle in Kyiv. Mr. Putin has demonstrated in past conflicts in Syria and Chechnya a willingness not only to bomb heavily populatedContinue Reading