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Syria: Return of millions brings hope but challenges remain

That still represents less than a quarter of the 4.7 million Syrian refugees who in August this year were still living in Türkiye, Lebanon,...

The First Amendment and Black Journalists

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Don Lemon knew he was going to be arrested. On January 18, he flew from Minneapolis to Chicago...

Gaza: 875 people confirmed dead trying to source food in recent weeks

“As of 13 July, we have recorded 875 people killed in Gaza while trying to get food; 674 of them were killed in the...

Scientifically unchaining the power of the turbulence code that cracked the universe formation

Photo credit: Science180 (www.Science180.com). Scientists and engineers have long known that cracking the code of turbulence would be highly gratifying, but they did not know...

West Bank: UN report warns of ‘systematic asphyxiation’ of Palestinian rights

The report by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, documents what it describes as a decades-long system of discrimination that has sharply intensified since...

Two Flags Flying

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ted Glick — For the last month or so there have been two small flags flying prominently outside the front door...

Report Back from IBW’s Town Hall Meeting on Presidential Election 2024

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). November 18, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels reports back from IBW’s town hall meeting on the 2024...

IBW’s Pilgrimage of History and Hope to Grenada

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels I have just returned from Grenada along with my Executive Assistant Paulann Paterson....

One wrong letter: UN moves to curb cybercrime with new convention

You place your order, make the payment, and only later notice a small detail: just one letter in the website address was different.That’s how...

Scientifically unchaining the power of the turbulence code that cracked the universe formation

Photo credit: Science180 (www.Science180.com). Scientists and engineers have long known that cracking the code of turbulence would be highly gratifying, but they did not know...

Long after the guns fall silent, conflict-related sexual violence leaves lasting scars

In 2024 alone, the UN verified around 4,500 cases of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV), though the real number is likely much higher. An overwhelming...

World News in Brief: Casualties in Ukraine, Burkina Faso aid helicopter blast, Uganda urged...

The monthly total also marked a three-year high, topping June’s figure, with HRMMU verifying civilian deaths and injuries in 18 of Ukraine’s 24 regions....

Corona & East Elmhurst, NY — History-Making Communities

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Dr. Ron Daniels, aka “The Professor,” is joined by Andrew Jackson (Sekou), Former Executive Director of the Langston Hughes Library and...

Post-war order facing ‘greatest test since its creation’: UN relief chief

Tom Fletcher was addressing the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) which was set up by the UN General Assembly in the early 1990s as a...

Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius

The agreement follows 13 rounds of talks that began in 2022 after Mauritian calls for sovereignty were recognised by the International Court of Justice...

Gaza: ‘Sickening normalisation’ of suffering, amid attacks on people and aid convoys

According to local media reports, 30 Palestinians were killed in the central Gaza area overnight on Friday due to airstrikes, said Louise Wateridge, Senior...

Lazzarini: Annexation of Gaza won’t create lasting Middle East peace

“More than 100 trucks have been looted, primarily UNRWA and the WFP, basically, 80-90 per cent of the convoy on that day,” said...

Congressional Black Caucus Statement Urging Senate to Reject ICE Funding

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the...

Gaza aid crisis deepens as border closure stretches into 50th day

The UN relief coordination office, OCHA, said on Tuesday that this marks the longest period without aid or commercial supplies entering the Strip since...

Middle East crisis: Live updates for 9 December

The historic shift of power in Syria at the weekend has added yet another layer of complexity to the Middle East crisis, with hostilities...

Why Black America Must Pay Attention to Global Power

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Black America is often told that foreign policy is distant—something for diplomats, generals, and elites in places...

New judge elected to the International Court of Justice

Mahmoud Daifallah Hmoud was appointed following a parallel and independent voting process in the General Assembly and Security Council, conducted by secret ballot.He will...

UN humanitarian chief demands resumption of aid in Gaza

No aid has entered the enclave since Israel implemented a ban on 2 March and the entire population, more than two million people, is...

Principles and Practices of Lived Pan-Africanism

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — In the words our honored ancestors used to describe our “rising in radiance”, the world encompassing embrace...