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When Big Tech’s thirst threatens our health, we must demand better

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous —  In Morrow County, Oregon, families are living through a crisis. According to a Rolling Stone investigation, mothers have...

Juneteenth should be an impetus to heal from legacies of enslavement

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). (Black PR Wire) In anticipation of this year’s observance of Juneteenth, the Global Circle for Reparations and Healing today released a...

Internally displaced families in Yemen need increased aid: UNHCR

The update highlights information from the first half of 2024 and reveals that 4.5 million people are displaced and 18.2 million overall require humanitarian...

Forty migrants, including children, perish in Tunisia shipwreck

The tragedy came amid concerns that worsening conditions for refugees and asylum-seekers in North Africa are pushing more families to embark on perilous journeys.The...

Let the drums speak! Global drumming honoring Marcus Garvey – Aug 17, 2025

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Join us on Sunday, August 17, 2025 — the birthday of the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey — for a special Global...

MSJ Statement on Developments in International Relations Imperial Control Vs. South-South Relations

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) was the first to make a clear statement (issued on March 2nd) condemning the policy...

The Unmanifest Destiny of US Imperial Plunder

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — On Saturday, January 3, the American government launched an unprovoked, unjustifiable and illegal attack on the sovereign...

Another child dies in extreme conditions in Gaza: UNICEF

In a statement, the agency identified the latest victim as seven-year-old Ata Mai; he drowned on 27 December during severe flooding in an improvised...

Migrant deaths in Asia hit record high in 2024, UN data reveals

This represents a staggering 59 per cent increase from the 1,584 deaths recorded in 2023, highlighting the worsening dangers faced by people on the...

UN rights chief warns of deepening repression in Venezuela, rising toll in Ukraine

Presenting oral updates to the Geneva-based Human Rights Council, High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said the situation in Venezuela has not improved...

Escalating violence drives food crisis across eastern DR Congo, warns WFP

Conflict has plagued the DRC for decades, particularly in the east. Armed clashes escalated sharply this year as M23 rebels wrested control of Goma,...

MIDDLE EAST CRISIS: Live updates for 20 June

One week since the Israel-Iran conflict erupted, diplomatic efforts to end the war are ramping up in Geneva today as foreign ministers from France,...

Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry at 95, Part II

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). This Special Edition of Vantage Point, hosted by Dr. Ron Daniels, continues the conversation with Rev. Dr. Herbert Daughtry, Senior Pastor...

The Million Man March and Day of Absence — Reflections on the Legacy and...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).  Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor, is joined by Dr. Maulana Karenga, Professor and chairman, Department of Africana Studies, CSU Long...

Iran: UN experts alarmed as Supreme Court upholds death sentence of Kurdish woman activist

“The charges against Ms. Pakhshan Azizi do not meet the threshold of ‘most serious crimes’ required by international law for the death penalty,” the...

Food prices soar as Israel blocks aid into Gaza

That’s according to the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, which said on Monday that the Kerem Shalom, Erez and Zikim crossing closures means that...

UN migration agency helping migrants in the US return home voluntarily

In a statement on Monday, the UN agency said it is supporting Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) – not deportation – for those who decide...

‘Dying hungry and in pain’: An increasingly likely outcome in Gaza

Speaking to correspondents via video link on Thursday, the senior OCHA official underscored the grim reality facing over two million people trapped in Gaza,...

The scientific and technological revolution following the groundbreaking decoding on the universe-origin

Photo credit: Science180 (www.Science180.com). The world just witnessed the #1 discovery of all time: the decrypting of the formation of the universe and life. No...

Gaza: Israeli aid cut threatens care for most vulnerable, warns UNICEF

The agency said that despite the huge influx of humanitarian goods into Gaza during phase one of the ceasefire which began on 19 January,...

Ukraine: Toddler among four children killed in Russia’s attacks on Kyiv

The youngest victim of the bombing raid was two-and-a-half years old, according to the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, which released video footage showing smoke...

Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cuts

In total, 3.6 million “most vulnerable” people in Ethiopia stand to lose WFP food and nutrition assistance unless funding arrives urgently, warned Zlatan Milisic,...

Harris’s appeal to Gen-Z and millennials serves as a bridge between generations

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By David W. Marshall, Trice Edney News Wire — It is refreshing to see a leader like Vice President Kamala Harris who understands...

War in Ukraine: Live updates from the Security Council and the field

The UN Security Council is due to meet in emergency session shortly after 3pm New York time on Wednesday on Ukraine, amid unconfirmed reports...