The Saudi Assault on Yemen, Global Activism: CircEsteem Hosts Social Circus from Indonesia, Black Comic Books: Black Representation in Japanese Manga and Anime

By Worldview Staff
FILE- In this Sept. 9, 2016 file photo,, a boy who suffers from malnutrition lies on a bed at a hospital in the port city of Hodeidah, southwest of Sanaa, Yemen. Saudi Arabia said Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018 that the coalition it is leading in Yemen will provide $1.5 billion in new humanitarian aid for international relief organizations working in the impoverished country. It comes as aid groups say coalition airstrikes are destroying critical infrastructure and that the coalition needs to do more to facilitate the delivery of fuel, food and medicine at Yemeni ports.
FILE- In this Sept. 9, 2016 file photo,, a boy who suffers from malnutrition lies on a bed at a hospital in the port city of Hodeidah, southwest of Sanaa, Yemen. Saudi Arabia said Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018 that the coalition it is leading in Yemen will provide $1.5 billion in new humanitarian aid for international relief organizations working in the impoverished country. It comes as aid groups say coalition airstrikes are destroying critical infrastructure and that the coalition needs to do more to facilitate the delivery of fuel, food and medicine at Yemeni ports. AP Photo
FILE- In this Sept. 9, 2016 file photo,, a boy who suffers from malnutrition lies on a bed at a hospital in the port city of Hodeidah, southwest of Sanaa, Yemen. Saudi Arabia said Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018 that the coalition it is leading in Yemen will provide $1.5 billion in new humanitarian aid for international relief organizations working in the impoverished country. It comes as aid groups say coalition airstrikes are destroying critical infrastructure and that the coalition needs to do more to facilitate the delivery of fuel, food and medicine at Yemeni ports.
FILE- In this Sept. 9, 2016 file photo,, a boy who suffers from malnutrition lies on a bed at a hospital in the port city of Hodeidah, southwest of Sanaa, Yemen. Saudi Arabia said Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018 that the coalition it is leading in Yemen will provide $1.5 billion in new humanitarian aid for international relief organizations working in the impoverished country. It comes as aid groups say coalition airstrikes are destroying critical infrastructure and that the coalition needs to do more to facilitate the delivery of fuel, food and medicine at Yemeni ports. AP Photo

The Saudi Assault on Yemen, Global Activism: CircEsteem Hosts Social Circus from Indonesia, Black Comic Books: Black Representation in Japanese Manga and Anime

By Worldview Staff
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On today’s show: 

  • The United Nations calls Yemen the world’s worst humanitarian crisis amidst the escalating proxy war in Yemen between Saudi Arabia and Iran. 
  • Global Activism: We feature CircEsteem, a Chicago-based social circus. 
  • We discuss Black Representation in Japanese Manga and Anime as part of our Black Comic Books series.