Giving birth in the shadow of Sudan’s war
In the heart of Sudan’s White Nile State, to the south of the country’s capital, Khartoum, Kosti Maternity Hospital handles thousands of deliveries a...
in Senegal very few planted areas show progress
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By Annah Lake Zhu and Amadou Ndiaye, The Conversation —
Africa’s Great Green Wall project began as an ambitious plan to build...
Coral reefs are dying—We’ve Crossed the First Tipping Point. All of America Will Pay...
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By Ben Jealous —
My parents’ marriage was against the law in Maryland in 1966, so they moved west. By the time...
The Genius of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson — Legacy and Lessons from the 1984...
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A Special Two-Hour Edition of Vantage PointMonday, October 20, 2025, from 3–5 PM ET
Dr. Ron Daniels, “The Professor,” hosts a special...
Central African Republic: ‘3R’ combatants in the northwest lay down their arms
Some carried weapons of war; others ammunition – the very items on which their eligibility for the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) process they...
OWORAC statement for the 5th Africa Week of Action against water privatisation
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Public water for climate resilience
Today, civil society organisations, community networks, youth groups, trade unions and grassroots movements across Africa converge to...
UN envoy warns Libya’s transition at risk amid stalled political roadmap
Hanna Tetteh, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, said that while some progress has been made toward implementing a UN-backed political roadmap, divisions between...
What’s Going On? Open Forum with The Professor
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Dr. Ron Daniels aka the Professor, opens the phone lines for an open forum on current issues and public concerns. Topics...
What’s Going On, Part II – Chaos, Confusion, and Confrontation with Trump
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Dr. Ron Daniels aka the Professor, is joined by Earl Ofari Hutchinson, talk show host, author, and founder of the Los...
The Million Man March and Day of Absence — Reflections on the Legacy and...
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Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor, is joined by Dr. Maulana Karenga, Professor and chairman, Department of Africana Studies, CSU Long...
A Deal Between Two Gangsters
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Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels
It appears that the bloody, genocidal collective punishment and war against Palestinian human...
Making Communities Safer and Stronger
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By James J. Nolan, Natasha C., Pratt-Harris, Kevin Daniels, Paul C., Archibald, Henry H. Brownstein, Kimberly Glanville, and Raiana Davis, Fall...
Questioning America, Walking Off the Plantation
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
This is a sankofa remembrance, retrieval and reflection on one of the most important freedom fighters in...
Fearing a Second Blacklist?
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The Revolution promised freedom. Reconstruction promised equality. Neither fight is finished.
By Ben Jealous —
In my house, two legacies face each other.
On...
Not Your Ordinary Shutdown – Lives at Risk
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
The federal government shut down on October 1, and the impasse between Congressional Democrats and Republicans suggest...
NUL Declares’ State of Emergency’ for Black America in 2025 Report
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By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The report also warns of a rise in digital extremism. “During the...
Thousands flee amid renewed fighting in northern Mozambique, UN warns
The surge in displacement in late September marks a turning point in the conflict – now entering its eighth year – with more than...
Who gains when the economy implodes?
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
The United States economy is cruising for a bruising. Inflation keeps ticking up thanks to, among other...
Making Communities Safer and Stronger
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By James J. Nolan, Natasha C., Pratt-Harris, Kevin Daniels, Paul C., Archibald, Henry H. Brownstein, Kimberly Glanville, and Raiana Davis, Fall...
Beyond the Control of Free Speech
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How the death of Charlie Kirk exposed so much more.
A View From the Battlefield by Jamala Rogers —
The murder of MAGA-mentored...
Fewer than one in 10 Somalis to receive life-saving aid in November, warns WFP
“We are seeing a dangerous rise in emergency levels of hunger, and our ability to respond is shrinking by the day,” said Ross Smith,...
UN warns of ‘catastrophic’ humanitarian crisis in Sudan’s Darfur
All this, while aid convoys remain blocked from reaching hundreds of thousands trapped close to the frontlines and as the military government and their...
¡Presente Assata, Presente!
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Many will tell her story, but she told her story — and ours — best. By Herb Boyd — The name...
Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine cleared to run against Museveni in 2026
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The singer-turned-politician is hoping to unseat longtime president, who is seeking a seventh term.
By Caolán Magee, Al Jazeera —
Ugandan opposition leader...
