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Reparation Information Thought Series – Staying Strong During Political Turmoil

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Watch this video of the Reparation Information Thought Series: Staying Strong in the Fight for Reparations During Political Turmoil, co-hosted by...

Washington Informer article cites rising overdose deaths in Black communities

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Expanding access, breaking stigma: Tracie Gardner and Daliah Heller highlight rising overdose deaths in Black communities and the urgent need for...

DR Congo: Clean water ‘a lifeline’ for around 364,000 children a day in Goma

The intense conflict at the end of January, which saw the city overrun by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, left many of the city’s two million...

‘A litany of human suffering’ in Myanmar, warns UN rights chief

Addressing the Human Rights Council on Friday, he detailed the devastating toll of the ongoing conflict and economic collapse on civilians – many of...

What Is The Difference Between ICE and Police?

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Understanding the roles of ICE and the NYPD can help immigrants better protect their rights. Overview: Documented reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs...

You’re Fired. — By Ben Jealous

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous —  It was February 14. But what nearly 400 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees got that day were not...

Honoring Malcolm X’s Mother – Louise Little Memorial

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Video by Grenada Broadcasting Network (GBN) This video features Grenadian news coverage of IBW’s recent delegation visit to Grenada, underscoring our ongoing...

IBW’s Pilgrimage of History and Hope to Grenada

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels I have just returned from Grenada along with my Executive Assistant Paulann Paterson....

Selma, The Significance of the Blood on the Bridge

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). February 17, 2025 Back History Month Edition of Vantage Point The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels, is joined by special guest Atty. Faya...

Justice for Marcus Garvey: The Way Forward

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Date and time Wednesday, February 26 · 6 – 8pm EST Location Howard University School of Law2900 Van Ness Street Northwest Damon J. Keith...

America has a history of taking over Black towns — By David Love

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The attempted state takeover of a Mason, Tenn. town is a reminder that America has a long history of taking over...

Report back from Grenada with special guest Paulann Paterson

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). February 24, 2025Back History Month Edition of Vantage Point On this February 24, 2025 Back History Month Edition of Vantage Point, The...

Eastern DR Congo: Crisis deepens amid a surge in crime and insecurity

According to the UN relief coordination office, OCHA, aid workers have been among those killed, and widespread human rights violations have been reported, UN...

Africa ‘brimming with hope and possibility’: Guterres

“The partnership between the United Nations and the African Union has never been stronger,” said the UN chief, striking a positive tone from the...

Sudan, ‘the most devastating humanitarian and displacement crises in the world’

1) The war: 2023 Khartoum clashes herald end of peace processBy the end of 2022, there were hopes that a UN- backed peace process...

World must not turn its back on Sudan’s deepening crisis: Guterres

Speaking at a high-level humanitarian conference in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, António Guterres described the situation in Sudan as a catastrophe of “staggering...

DR Congo displacement, health crisis worsens amid dwindling aid access

“The crisis is worsening as people flee to areas where humanitarian aid cannot reach due to insecurity,” UN refugee agency (UNHCR) spokesperson Eujin Byun...

UNICEF sounds alarm over child crisis in eastern DR Congo

Catherine Russell, UNICEF Executive Director, expressed deep concern over the devastating impact on children and families.“In North and South Kivu provinces, we are receiving...

How You Like Trump Now?

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels Yes, elections have consequences. A major lesson to be learned from the stunning...

Mary Ellen Pleasant, the Haitian-descended entrepreneur and abolitionist who built a fortune in 19th-century...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Overview: Originally published on Feb. 3, 2019 in The Haitian Times, this article explores the life of Mary Ellen Pleasant, a...

When They Tell You About Their Own, Believe Them

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III — (TriceEdneyWire.com) – “I don’t know who you are and I don’t know why you like...

Tonika Lewis Johnson’s Reparations Are Due! exhibit and the National Resource Center for State...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By FirstRepair — Join us for an afternoon of creativity, history, and activism as FirstRepair presents Reparations Are Due!, an exhibit by...

DR Congo crisis: Thousands of displaced in Goma forced to flee again

Last month, M23 rebels captured the city - the largest in the region and capital of North Kivu province. Nearly 3,000 people have reportedly...

The Government Against the People — By Dr. Julianne Malveaux

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — I can’t remember when I met Dr. Olivia Hooker, a Tulsa Massacre survivor, the first African American...