Student Debt Is Failing Millions. Apprenticeships Offer a Better Way.
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By Ben Jealous —
America’s student debt system is failing millions of people. About 42.7 million borrowers owe more than $1.6 trillion....
Gaza war’s terrible toll on women and girls highlights ongoing crisis
The overall total includes at least 22,000 women and 16,000 girls and amounts to an average of at least 47 women and girls killed...
The Future of Work Is Already Here—and It’s Not What We Were Promised
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
People keep talking about the future of work as if it is something waiting just around the...
Seriously Engaging Another Us-On-Earth Day
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
As we celebrate Us-On-Earth Day again this year, I want to raise again the urgent and ongoing...
Congressional Black Caucus Statement on the Ongoing Conflict in Sudan
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Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement:
“As Sudan...
The Epstein files: Rights experts demand accountability, call for probe into trafficking allegations
The Human Rights Council-appointed experts also issued a general warning over the “continuing violence of patriarchal power systems” revealed in the files, which the...
Benefit Birthday Celebration in Youngstown
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You’re invited—Join supporters, friends, and allies in person or online for a benefit birthday celebration honoring Dr. Ron Daniels at 84,...
Fleeing Sudan’s war, refugees rebuild their lives in Uganda
Since war broke out in Sudan in April 2023, nearly 600,000 Sudanese refugees have arrived at the camp, some after gruelling journeys through several...
Honoring the Life and Legacy of Bob Law
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Monday, April 13, 2026 · 3:00 PM ET
In this Special Edition of Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels, aka “the Professor,” is...
Sudan: Top UN aid official warns of ‘abandoned crisis’ as war enters fourth year
Denise Brown, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, said the crisis is following a grim pattern of repeated abuses and repeated suffering.“We are on repeat...
NAN Convention continues to grow at 35
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By Herb Boyd —
Since its inception, the National Action Network (NAN) has grown exponentially, and the 35th convention this week, with...
Defending Democracy and the Different and Vulnerable
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
April 4th is Nana Dr. Martin Luther King’s Day of Sacrifice, the day of his assassination and...
An Authentic Genius — A Tribute by Dr. Ron Daniels
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My wife and partner, Mary France-Daniels and I had the honor to attend the Private Homegoing Service for the Rev. Jesse...
World News in Brief: Sudan refugee update, child trafficking crisis in South Sudan, ‘mystery’...
The warning comes from the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and the World Food Programme (WFP).They said “essential assistance to the refugees will be drastically scaled...
UN resolution on slavery reparations passes; U.S., Israel, and Argentina vote against
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Resolution passes with broad international support as the United States, Israel, and Argentina oppose reparations provisions.
A United Nations resolution addressing the...
The People Are Not Subjects
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
Last Saturday, millions of Americans took to the streets under a simple banner: “No Kings.” More than...
Hundreds feared dead in Lebanon strikes
The attacks came within hours of the ceasefire announced between the United States and Iran following weeks of deadly hostilities that have disrupted lives, global trade and humanitarian operations in...
Over 1,000 humanitarians have been killed in three years, Security Council hears
Of that total, more than 560 died in Gaza and the West Bank, 130 in Sudan, 60 in South Sudan, 25 in Ukraine and...
The Aspiration and Achievement of Reparative Justice
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
The quest for reparatory justice for the Holocaust of enslavement and the colonial and empires’ life-crushing companion...
Demonstrations and Demographics
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By Bill Fletcher Jr. —
In the aftermath of the “No Kings Day” demonstrations of March 28th, there has been renewed interest—and...
The Tipped Wage is a Legacy of Slavery. Chicago is Right to End it.
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By Ben Jealous —
The subminimum wage for tipped workers is a legacy of slavery.
After the Civil War, many employers in hospitality...
Congress Gets a Break; Most Americans Don’t
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
Congress may be on recess. But the waitress covering a double shift, the nurse working overnight, the...
U.S. and Iran — Background and Origins of a “Terrorist” State
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Monday, April 6, 2026 · 3:00 PM ET
In this edition of Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels, aka “the Professor,” speaks with...
Breaking the Gaza aid bottleneck: 106-tonne delivery arrives via new sea route
The consignment through the WHO Humanitarian Bridge Initiative in Cyprus arrived at Ashdod port in Israel and is being prepared for onward distribution to the devastated enclave. “This shipment marks a...
