Activist Writes To Reclaim Her Life After Forced Marriage To A Warlord

January 04, 2017 by Marvin Anderson

For 12 years, Evelyn Amony lied and told soldiers of the Lord's Resistance Army that her name was Debbie.

"That's what our families told us to do if we are ever kidnapped," Amony said as she spoke through a translator. Her family had already prepared her to mask her identity from militants should she be captured.

After Criticism, House GOP Drops Effort To Weaken Ethics Committee

January 04, 2017 by Marvin Anderson

Republicans in the House of Representatives moved to dissolve an independent and non-partisan group created to pursue political corruption and, after a massive backlash of criticism, stepped back from the decision.