Resistance and Transformation — The Live Free, Love Free Initiative
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In this Black History Month Edition of Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels, aka “the Professor,” speaks with Pastor Michael McBride about...
Dr. Ron Daniels honored at 84th birthday celebration – The Vindicator coverage
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Local coverage documents tributes, fundraising support, and decades of public leadership in Youngstown
In coverage published by The Vindicator, reporter Sean Barron...
Epstein files: ‘No one is too wealthy or too powerful to be above the...
In a statement on Monday, the independent experts – who serve in their individual capacities under mandates from the UN Human Rights Council and...
Virtual Forum: “International Crisis in Cuba”
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Why Black America Must Pay Attention to Global Power
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
Black America is often told that foreign policy is distant—something for diplomats, generals, and elites in places...
World News in Brief: Arab economies rise, rights experts call for police reform in...
The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) on Wednesday reported that regional growth is projected to pick up from 2.9 per cent last...
DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of sexual violence
The dramatic liquidity crisis currently impacting the UN and its global partners has already prevented a high-level human rights probe into the DRC emergency...
‘The people of Haiti are in a perfect storm of suffering,’ warns UN chief
Six million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, while 1.3 million people – half of them children – having been forced to flee...
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...
Emancipation and Haitian Independence Day message from Dr. Ron Daniels
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Originally recorded on January 1, 2025 — An Emancipation and Haitian Independence Day message from Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the...
Ukrainians continue flee the frontline, as war stretches into fourth year
“In the last six months alone, more than 200,000 people have been evacuated from frontline areas in the east and north,” said Filippo Grandi,...
That day Eartha Kitt shut down the White House luncheon — By David Love
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When the President asks you a question, either say what people want to hear or you speak the truth.
By David Love,...
Gaza: UN rights office deplores deadly strikes on Palestinians gathering firewood
OHCHR in the Occupied Palestinian Territory expressed dismay that “the Israeli military is destroying Gaza City, forcing Palestinians to flee and then killing them...
Jackson Family Statement on the Passing Of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.
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CHICAGO, IL – With profound sadness, the family of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., an iconic figure in the fight for...
‘Fuel for Gaza is a matter of life and death,’ UN warns
“Israeli authorities continue to restrict the delivery of fuel into and throughout the Gaza Strip, effectively choking off life-saving services for deprived and starving...
Some Instructive Insights From the Odu Ifa
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
In the midst of our and other ongoing struggles for liberation, freedom, justice and other indispensable and...
Teaching Artist Institute and Vatican Officials Talk Reparations and Healing
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Teaching Artist Institute (TAI) Founder Kim Poole Meets with Vatican Officials to Advance Reparatory Justice, Land Repatriation, and Cultural Restitution.
Rome, Italy...
State of Emergency Without Urgency in Black America
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Vantage PointArticles & Essays by Dr. Ron Daniels
Every year Black people look forward to the release of the National Urban League’s...
Philippines earthquake: UN pledges support as Cebu death toll rises to 72
The tremor struck off the coast of Bogo City at 9:59PM on Tuesday, 30 September, with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS)...
Sudan emergency: We need more help to prevent famine, says WFP
“Over the past six months, WFP scaled up assistance and we are now reaching nearly one million Sudanese in Khartoum with food and nutrition...
Bombardment, deprivation and displacement continue in Gaza
OCHA said dozens of people, including at least eight children, were killed in Gaza City on Wednesday after an Israeli strike hit a residential building....
Gaza: ‘Hunger is everywhere’, babies die from the cold, airstrike on unarmed journalists condemned
In Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of people displaced from their homes are sheltering in tents, the temperatures are expected to drop further in...
Gaza: More misery as new evacuation orders impact tens of thousands
Those impacted by the orders have been told to relocate to the “already overcrowded” coastal strip at Al Mawasi, according to the UN Office for...
Contribute to the HSP Haiti Crisis Fund
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Yes, I want to help the Haiti Support Project in its efforts to assist Haiti to resolve the current crisis and...
