Former Jamaica PM will call for transformation of post-colonial societies
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PJ Patterson Will Speak on first Day of the State of the Black World Conference
Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Hon. PJ...
Randall Robinson, an ardent advocate of human rights, dies at 81
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When a notice appeared that Randall Robinson, the exemplary human rights activist, law professor and man of letters...
Resisting the De-Africanizing of Ancient Egypt
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
The expanding discourse of concern and needful resistance that has developed in the Black scholarly and engaged...
The Unequal Cost of Protesting
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By Julianne Malveaux —
The 45th President is in the news again, facing indictments in New York and Georgia for criminal behavior regarding...
UN and partners spotlight urgency of stepping up response
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Kidnappings and sexual violence against women and girls is also surging.
By OCHA —
With the humanitarian situation in Haiti deteriorating by the...
What’s the Path Forward for Haiti?
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As the international community contemplates another armed intervention, a reckoning with history is long overdue.
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Make banks make good on their pledge to end fossil fuel financing
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By Ben Jealous —
ConocoPhillips needs more than the disastrous approval it won from the Biden administration last week to proceed with...
Cambridge University college to examine its slavery legacy
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A Cambridge University college is to appoint an academic to a four-year post to examine its legacies of slavery.
Trinity...
California Reparations Task Force Still Yet to Decide Policy
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In the two years since its formation, the task force has yet to release any suggestions on policy, despite writing a...
California increases proposed reparation payments to $360K per person, report says
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California’s Reparations Task Force has reportedly beefed up the amount it is suggesting Black residents...
NAACP To Congress, President: Establish Reparations Commission
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The NAACP originally established our policy position on Reparations dating back to 1991, as embodied in H.R. 40, that demands...
This Gender Reveal Game Raises Money For Moms
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If you’re a parent-to-be or know someone who is, the Gender Reveal Game by Villie is the game...
The mind and heart of Harriet Tubman
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
Part 2. Nana Harriet Tubman possessed not only a hearing heart developed and defined by rightful attentiveness,...
NM: Death In Prison Sentences For Children Abolished
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New Mexico became the 27th state to ban life-without-parole sentences for children on Friday when Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed...
ACLU: Charter Schools Short Hair Rule Discriminates
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LELAND, N.C. — According to a warning letter issued by the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of North...
Trump Seeks To Block Election Interference Charges
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Making Black Lives Matter with BLM Grassroots
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March 20, 2023 Edition of Vantage Point
Vantage Point host Dr. Ron Daniels is joined by special guests Dr. Melina Abdullah (Black...
NYCLU Suing NYPD Over Adams’ Forcible Detention Directive Records
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NEW YORK CITY – Friday, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit against the NYPD in New...
Ron DeSantis, Republicans, Are Praying Trump Is Arrested Tuesday
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The rumors that Trump will be arrested—Trump reported this himself—on Tuesday for making hush-money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels...
CARICOM Strengthens Relations With Regional, Third-State Partners
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Diplomatic relations between CARICOM and a Member State, as well as two third states, were strengthened on Tuesday, March 14...
Councilman Rafael Salamanca’s Housing Crisis Bills Pass
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New York, NY (March 17, 2023) – On Thursday, the City Council passed the Housing Specialists and DHS Customer Service...
Banking Crisis: Black Americans Face Double Rigged Financial System
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Black Americans have a history of avoiding share markets and banks, which is a sign of significant risk aversion. Our...
Mozambique: Police Attack Protesters Honoring Popular Musician Azagaia
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In response to the violent repression of nationwide peaceful protests to remember the fallen musician Azagaia by the Mozambican police,...
20 Years After Iraq Invasion, Will Media’s Complicity Be Flushed Down Memory Hole?
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As mainstream U.S. media outlets pause to remember the U.S. invasion of Iraq, it’s clear that there’s a lot they...
