Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine cleared to run against Museveni in 2026
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
The singer-turned-politician is hoping to unseat longtime president, who is seeking a seventh term.
By Caolán Magee, Al Jazeera —
Ugandan opposition leader...
Interview this mind-blowing expert on the science behind the Biblical account of creation
Photo credit: Science180 (www.Science180.com).
People from all nations and all educational background including scientists, laypeople, religious and nonreligious people have been trying to understand the...
Sudan: Kordofan cannot become ‘another El Fasher,’ Türk warns
The once allied Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been locked in brutal conflict since April 2023, with the...
More than one million children in Gaza deprived of aid for over a month:...
No aid has been allowed into Gaza since 2 March, representing the longest period of aid blockage since the start of the war, resulting...
Deadly Atlantic shipwreck shows victims’ desperation, says UN refugee agency
The UN agency’s comments follow reports on Monday that dozens of people are missing after a boat carrying hundreds of people capsized in the...
‘A language everyone understands’: Jordanian cartoonist on art as hope
Based in the capital of Jordan, Abdallat has spent years using art to spark conversations on human rights, tolerance and social change. Through his...
The Year of Malcolm X — by Dr. Ron Daniels
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
As the world marks the 100th birthday of Malcolm X in 2025, Dr. Ron Daniels reflects on the powerful movement that...
Coral reefs are dying—We’ve Crossed the First Tipping Point. All of America Will Pay...
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
By Ben Jealous —
My parents’ marriage was against the law in Maryland in 1966, so they moved west. By the time...
UN’s Türk criticises ‘draconian’ decree limiting dissent in Mali
Volker Türk on Friday called the decree “draconian” and urged Mali’s Transitional President, General Assimi Goïta, to reverse the decree issued earlier this week.Signed...
Thousands survived a brutal gang attack in Haiti that killed 70. Now they face...
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
By Pierre-Richard Luxama and Dánica Coto, AP —
Under the cover of night, dozens of gang members crept toward the small town...
Good News in Gary and Pittsburgh — But Still America Declines
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
By Ben Jealous —
Thirty miles south of Chicago, the Gary Works steel mill is getting a $14 billion modernization, protecting tens...
UN officials remember brutal 7 October attacks, reiterate need for peace
“That day left deep scars on individuals, families, and the collective memory of the State of Israel and the world,” said Tor Wennesland, UN...
Record levels of displacement amid global conflict and environmental disasters
Mr. Piper said that the current global figure of 76 million represented those who have “lost their homes, livelihoods, their communities and in some...
Sudan war: Kordofan’s El-Obeid ‘one or two steps’ away from being attacked
“People in Sudan are not moving by choice, they are running just to find safety,” said Mohamed Refaat, IOM Chief of Mission in Sudan.Speaking from...
The Science of Decoding the Universe-Origin: How to find truth, joy, and accuracy at...
Photo credit: Science180 (www.Science180.com).
Surveys on people’s belief showed that most Americans don’t literally believe in the Biblical account of creation. Some think that God...
Vantage Point: Open Forum – Trump’s Assault on the People’s Safety Net
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
The Professor,...
Biden Rushes Urgently Needed Aid to Ukraine, But Why Not Haiti?
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
Vantage Point SpecialArticles and Essays by Dr. Ron Daniels
In the aftermath of the shocking election of Donald J. Trump to a...
Dr. Ron Daniels on Honoring Louise Langdon Little
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
A personal reflection on the pilgrimage to honor the mother of Malcolm X in her birthplace of La Digue, Grenada.
On May...
Biden pardons the late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey as well as 4 others and...
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
By Colleen Long, Associated Press —
EDITOR’S NOTE (IBW21.ORG): The presidential pardon of Marcus Garvey is a monumental victory after years of...
IBW’s Grenada Action Agenda – Institute of the Black World 21st Century
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
Fostering collaboration with government and civil society to honor history and support people-based democracy and development in Grenada
Overview
Pursuant to the commitment...
‘A moral failure’: Security Council hears about grave violations against children caught in war
“From that day on, our home became a travel bag and our path became that of displacement … My childhood was filled with fear...
World News in Brief: Migrants Day, hunger in the Arab world, arbitrary arrests in...
Tragically, the year also saw the highest death toll of migrants in transit.
“These challenges are made worse by the rising tide of mis- and...
Gaza peace plan ‘at precarious moment’ as killings continue on both sides
In a statement on Wednesday, Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said that two days after world leaders gathered in Sharm el-Sheikh to endorse the...
The State of the #MeToo Movement in the Era of Trump and Epstein Files...
Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).
Monday, March 16, 2026 · 3:00 PM ET
In this Women’s History Month edition of Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels, aka “the...
