African Diaspora Leaders

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.

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...

Haitian women, recount brutal mass expulsions from Dominican Republic

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Pregnant and breastfeeding women among hundreds expelled amid hospital crackdowns and raids. By Edxon Francisque, Haitian Times — Before dawn, they come knocking...

AfaLab Statement on Joint Commission for Haiti and the Case for Reparations

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). “Haiti demands reparations on its own terms, not France’s”: AfaLab statement on joint Commission for Haiti and the case for reparations. In...

In Washington, DC and elsewhere, ‘tough-on-crime’ policies make cities less safe

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Hanna Love and Hannah Stephens, The Brookings Institution — Cities nationwide are facing a dual challenge when it comes to public...

100 Days of Lies and Insanity

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Are you better off than you were three months ago, when the current President was sworn into...

When the Heat and Storms Come, Lies Will Not Save Us

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous —  When the storms come harder and the heat comes earlier, it does not matter who you voted for....

Walking, Spiritually Holding Haji Malcolm’s Hand

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — It is only right, good and reflective of the high homage we owe and offer her, that...

China accuses US of fueling Haiti’s crisis with failed arms embargo

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). During UN Security Council debate, China says U.S. economic “bullying” and lax arms control have empowered Haiti’s gangs. By The Haitian Times...

Fears of racial profiling swirl as Haitians and other immigrants face new US registration...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Advocates say Trump-era mandate to carry immigration papers revives “show me your papers” era, heightening fear among Haitian and Black immigrant...

Dr. Ron Daniels on 1972 Gary Black Convention

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). You Are Here: Home » Blog » Commentaries/Opinions » It’s Nation Time: Dr. Ron Daniels Reflects on the 1972 Gary National Black...

National Town Hall Meeting “Report Card on Trump: The First 100 Days”

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). You Are Here: Home » Blog » News & Current Affairs » Events » Fri 4.25.25, National Town Hall Meeting “Report Card...

Commemorating the 2015 International Reparations Summit

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). On Tuesday April 15th, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST (USA), join Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the Institute of the...

Kim Poole’s Tribute to Malcolm’ Mother + Where, Oh Where, Is Bev Smith?

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). March 31, 2025Women’s History Month Edition of Vantage Point The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels, is joined by special guests Kim Poole, Founder...

A powerful tribute to Louise Langdon Little by Kim Poole

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Kim Poole, Founder and Director of the Teaching Artist Institute (Baltimore, MD), delivers a moving tribute to Louise Langdon Little—the mother...

What Will It Take? What Will It Yield?

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). More than a century later woman can vote, hold office and have equal rights in theory, but that has not changed...

Revolution? — By Ted Glick

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ted Glick – I wonder how many people reading these words know the significance of April 19th to US Americans, and others,...

Preserving Our Natural Wonders is a Patriotic Cause Worth Fighting For

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous —  Dorothy Gibbs chanted “save our parks” from her wheelchair while holding a sign that read “97 years old,...