In Fire’s Wake, a Community Comes Together to Prevent Future Disasters

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous —  “As we address the aftermath of the wildfires, let us resolve not just to build back better but...

Vantage Point: The Cost of Living Index

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). February 3, 2025 Edition of Vantage Point: The Cost of Living Index | Trump’s Assault on the People’s Safety Net Jennifer Jones...

Diplomacy key to ending crisis in eastern DR Congo: UN peacekeeping chief

Jean-Pierre Lacroix briefed journalists at UN Headquarters on Friday, as the M23 rebel group and Rwandan Defence Force (RDF) continued their march toward the...

Mapping Our Way Forward in Treacherous Times, Pt. 1

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Part 1. Certainly, no one can honestly doubt, accurately deny or innocently dismiss the fact that we are...

UN agencies warn of worsening humanitarian and human rights crisis in eastern DR Congo

The rebels have already seized the provincial capital, Goma, and reports indicate that they are closing in on the key city of Bukavu, capital...

African schools gear up for the AI revolution

The emergence of cheap or free AI tools is being eagerly embraced by those with smartphones and the ability to get online. As governments...

Joint Center responds to unprecedented removal of EEOC Commissioners

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). WASHINGTON — In response to President Donald Trump’s decision to fire two commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the...

Trump administration to cancel student visas of pro-Palestinian protesters

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Andrea Shalal, Reuters — Summary • Legal expert says order would be unconstitutional• Order vows immediate action by Justice Department• Trumps says US...

We Will Not Be Erased — By Dr. Julianne Malveaux

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — The 47th President has attacked our government like a bull in a China closet. He is doing...

In Salon interview, Dr. Gail C. Christopher discusses finding positivity while mourning the change...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). In Salon interview, Dr. Gail C. Christopher, an award-winning change agent and executive director of the National Collaborative for Health Equity...

Demand Diversity Roundtable Response to Administration’s Threat To DEI

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Marc H. MorialPresident and CEONational Urban League “A second Trump administration intends to abandon efforts to advance and legally defend affirmative action...

On Hot Seat for the Fires in LA: Rally Around Karen Bass

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Host of the influential Hutchinson Report and Founder of the...

Darfur: ICC Prosecutor urges immediate action to address atrocities

Briefing ambassadors, Karim Khan highlighted the urgent need for justice and accountability as violence and humanitarian suffering escalate.“Criminality is accelerating in Darfur. Civilians are...

Panama, Greenland, Palestine, Ukraine: What About National Self-Determination?

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ted Glick – Ever since Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine I’ve been thinking about the issue of the right of nations...

Rebuilding Altadena, CA After Wildfires

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). January 27, 2025 Edition of Vantage Point: Rebuilding Altadena, CA After Wildfires | Black History & Culture. Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Author, Political...

UN relocates non-critical staff from North Kivu, DR Congo

The UN mission in DR Congo, MONUSCO, is relocating administrative staff and others in North Kivu that can continue performing their duties from elsewhere...

January 20, 2025 – Joy and Pain

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — For Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday commemoration to be recognized on the same day that Dr. King’s...

Dr. Ron Daniels’ Reflections on the 2025 Inauguration

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels, shares his reflections on the 2025 Presidential Inauguration in this commentary. With his unique perspective as...

America, You Are an Extremely Unserious Country — By David A. Love, JD

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Lawmakers will band together to ban an app, raise their salaries or bomb Brown babies in a foreign country, but they...

Rev. Dr. Robert Turner Discusses Reparations, Faith, and Social Justice with Dr. Jamal Bryant

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Dr. Jamal Bryant welcomes Reverend Dr. Robert Turner, NAARC Commissioner and Pastor of Empowerment Temple, Baltimore, MD, to the “Let’s Be...

Its Ongoing Struggle for Life and Liberation, Pt. 2

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Part 2. It is important to note that the legacy and lessons we speak of here are not...

The Bishop Who Stood Up to Trump

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels In the spirit of resistance and transformation which I have been repeatedly advocating,...

Teaching Artist Institute and Vatican Officials Talk Reparations and Healing

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Teaching Artist Institute (TAI) Founder Kim Poole Meets with Vatican Officials to Advance Reparatory Justice, Land Repatriation, and Cultural Restitution. Rome, Italy...

Landmark Slavery Disclosure and Redress Act introduced in Illinois

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Springfield, IL, January 21, 2025 — In a historic step toward economic justice and accountability, State Representative Sonya Harper of the...