Black People, Women Considered for Savannah City Square Name

Nine months after leaders of Georgia’s oldest city stripped the name of a pro-slavery U.S. vice president from one of its public squares, nominees being considered for its new name include a Black woman who taught formerly enslaved people to read and write.

Chinese fishing ban blasted as PR stunt that does ‘nothing’ to protect wildlife

A nonprofit dedicated to ocean conservation has raised concerns that China’s recent fishing ban amounts to little more than a PR stunt since the country allegedly doesn’t fish much in the recently banned areas. “China’s supposed fishing bans are built on false pretenses. It’s like a penguin saying it’s giving up flying,” Oceana Campaign Director […]