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News that highlights the lives, visions, achievements, policies, and strategies of exceptional contemporary African Diaspora leaders across the globe in order to motivate, challenge, and encourage current and future generations of people of African descent to take initiative and offers guidance to those interested in Africa’s development.

Join us this Black Friday – Cyber Monday to say

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). This Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, we’re coming together to send a clear message to corporate America and this administration: We Ain’t...

From Science and Math to the Bible’s Conclusions: A Shocking Discovery that Will Surprise...

Author Dr. Nathanael-Israel Israel Demystifies the Intersection of Science and Faith with the Holy Grail of Scientific Discovery Science180, the trusted U.S.-based organization at the...

The Crisis of Policing in the Era of Trump — Reimagining Law Enforcement and...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Dr. Ron Daniels, “The Professor,” hosts a powerful edition of Vantage Point Radio examining The Crisis of Policing in the Era...

Flexing Our Economic Muscles

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Every year, corporations expect us to line up, log on, and lose our minds for Black Friday....

In Pursuit of an African Understanding

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Retrieving history and narrative in the most reflective and sensitive ways, I want to share again thoughts...

Just in Time for Thanksgiving, Hope for an America Where Ending Poverty Comes Before...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). At a Virginia estate that shaped civil-rights history, an unlikely conservative keeps bipartisan hope alive. By Ben Jealous —  The world of our...

“Black Thanks” Edition — Call-In + The Professor on the Soapbox

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Monday, November 24, 2025 from 3–4 PM ETAudience Call-In Edition | Hosted by Dr. Ron Daniels, “The Professor” In this special “Black...

Continuing the Struggle For An Inclusive Good

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — On Monday of this week, the Department of Africana Studies and the College of Liberal Arts at...

Congressional Black Caucus Statement on D.C. Crime Bills

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding two anti-D.C. home...

Black Veterans Are Deported After Serving America

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By David A. Love, JD,  Black Commentator — When we think of those people who are deported from the U.S., we often...

Imam Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid, Harlem’s Respected Muslim Leader and Pan-African Voice, Dies at 74

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Imam Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid, the longtime spiritual leader of the Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood in Harlem and one of New York’s...

Dr. E. Faye Williams to be crowned Queen Mother in Accra, Ghana

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). A Global Visionary Honored for a Lifetime of Service, Leadership, and Love for Humanity — Accra, Ghana November 23, 2025 In a...

Dr. Benjamin Chavis Celebrated as ‘Father of the Environmental Justice movement’

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). “Don’t cop out, cop in,” Chavis calls for activists to use their power at the upcoming United Nations COP30 conference. By Siena...

Samia Suluhu Must Act Now to Heal Tanzania’s Political Crisis

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJGnfzghnR0 Video Description Prof PLO Lumumba message to Samia Suluhu Hassan is very clear we wish Tanzania well but we are bold enough...

A Conversation with Marc Morial, CEO, National Urban League

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor, is joined by special guest Marc Morial, President/CEO, National Urban League.  Topics: State of Emergency...

The Politics of Fear and Mislabeling

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Now that Zohran Mamdani is the Mayor-elect of New York City, expect the slings and arrows at...

Good News in Gary and Pittsburgh — But Still America Declines

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous —  Thirty miles south of Chicago, the Gary Works steel mill is getting a $14 billion modernization, protecting tens...

Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson Calls for Peace and Humanitarian Support in Nigeria — Opposes...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson (IL-1) today released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s recent threat...

Freedom, Justice, Peace and Shared Good Everywhere

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Certainly, I’m aware that by the time this column is read, the election results will be in...

Dangote becomes Africa’s first person worth $30 billion

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Source: Business Insider Africa — Aliko Dangote has made history by becoming the first African to reach a net worth of $30...

What America Loses in a Shutdown

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — For millions of Americans, the federal government isn’t an abstraction. It’s a paycheck, a housing voucher, a...

Endorsing Harris Was Dick Cheney’s Finest Hour

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Dick Cheney, who died this week at age 83, was one of the most powerful and controversial...

Why Family Values Require Family Wages

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). MAGA voters and Democrats alike know workers need $25 an hour. Acting on that consensus is how we save American families. By...

Reaffirming Reality in Righteous Resistance

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — This is a sankofa reminder that we must constantly lift up the light that lasts and drive...