Again, Remembering and Honoring Our Father: His Spirit, Mind, Speech and Specialness

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Here, as Father’s Day approaches, I am retrieving one of the many portraits of our father...

What Would We Do Without Immigrants? — by Dr. Julianne Malveaux

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Douglas Turner Ward (1930-2021) wrote a searing play, Days of Absence that depicted the way life might...

Culturally Responsive Education for Black Youth — Remembering Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Brenda M. Greene —  Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu, national educational consultant, publisher, and the author of over 30 books that address...

Juneteenth should be an impetus to heal from legacies of enslavement

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). (Black PR Wire) In anticipation of this year’s observance of Juneteenth, the Global Circle for Reparations and Healing today released a...

America 5 Years After George Floyd’s Murder

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). WASHINGTON – Five years ago, at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis, George Floyd died after...

Fighting Fascism, Then and Now — By Ted Glick

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ted Glick – “Veterans and military family members are being fired by the thousands from federal jobs. Our health care is...

75 years after Dumarsais Estimé’s fall, what Haiti can still learn from his vision

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). As the nation unravels today, the legacy of Haiti’s progressive president Estimé echoes louder than ever By Stéphane Pierre-Paul — It would be...

Trump The Inciter in Chief — By Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Earl Ofari Hutchinson — On Tuesday, June10, I was at the National Guard deployment facility on Alameda St. in DTLA. The...

Nonviolent Tactics and the Fascist Threat — By Ted Glick

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ted Glick – “Anger against injustice and oppression is not just legitimate; it is necessary to successfully build a movement for...

Walking, Spiritually Holding Haji Malcolm’s Hand

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — The murder and martyrdom of Nana George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and our 5th anniversary commemorations...

Dr. Ron Daniels on Honoring Louise Langdon Little

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). A personal reflection on the pilgrimage to honor the mother of Malcolm X in her birthplace of La Digue, Grenada. On May...

Former U.S. Congressman Charles B. Rangel, dies at 94

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Charles Bernard Rangel, the former congressman from Harlem, and the last remaining founder of the Congressional Black Caucus, has died at...

Ill-Advised and Problematic — by Dr. Ron Daniels

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels I hold Governor Wes Moore in high regard as a capable public servant...

He Embraced Socialism and Class Struggle toward end of life

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Leading Pan-African and advocate for African unity By Milton Allimadi — Malcolm X—who would be very proud of Ibrahim Traore, the Pan-African president...

Malcolm’s Mama Lit His Fire

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Malcolm X, the fearless leader that the actor and activist Ossie Davis described as one of Harlem’s...

Malcolm X Day Edition — Report Back from Honoring Louise Langdon Little in Grenada

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). May 19, 2025 Malcolm X Day Edition of Vantage Point The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels, is joined by special guests Schmeeka Simpson...

Honoring Louise Langdon Little, Mother of Malcolm X — Live from Grenada 5.17.25

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Live from Grenada — Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 11AM EST A historic tribute from La Digue, Grenada—marking Malcolm’s 100th and unveiling...

When the Birds Stop Singing

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous —  Where I grew up in California, on quiet mornings, you could hear the birds before anything else –...

National Reparations Rally in D.C. – May 17

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Reparations Activists to Host National Reparations Rally in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2025 Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Malcolm X:...

Topsy Turvey Toxic Policy: Oppressed South Africans?

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Critical thinking has taken a leave absence. Reality is unreal. History is inverted, so the villains become...

National Reparations Rally & Malcolm X Centennial Celebration — May 17, 2025, Washington, DC

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Reparations Activists to Host National Reparations Rally in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2025 Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Malcolm X:...

The Year of Malcolm X — by Dr. Ron Daniels

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). As the world marks the 100th birthday of Malcolm X in 2025, Dr. Ron Daniels reflects on the powerful movement that...

Report Back From the MLK People’s Convention with Chairman Larry Hamm

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).  May 5, 2025 Edition of Vantage Point The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels, is joined by special guest Larry Hamm, Chairman, People’s Organization...

Pope Francis was a humble man of the people and an advocate for Black...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — His Holiness Pope Francis made his transition on the morning of after Easter Sunday, after he delivered...