Afghanistan: Lifesaving services cut as Taliban bars women aid workers
“All of us at the United Nations are suffering from a reinforcement of the ban on females working with us…We are simply unable to...
Syria crisis: Nothing must stop peaceful transition, says UN Special Envoy
“Syria is now at a crossroads with great opportunities for us, but also with grave risks. And we need really to look at both,”...
‘The margins of the budget’: Gender equality in developing countries underfunded by $420 billion...
“The money simply is not reaching the women and girls who need it most,” UN Women said in a news release issued on Monday....
‘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...
From Colonial America and Minnesota to Occupied Palestine
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
The essential recommendation of close reading and critical reflection concerning history is one of those kinds of...
Sudan: Civilian death toll triples in one week amid escalating hostilities
This figure represents a threefold increase from the previous week, when at least 89 civilians lost their lives amid the ongoing hostilities.The crisis is...
Scientifically unchaining the power of the turbulence code that cracked the universe formation –...
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Scientists and engineers have long known that cracking the code of turbulence would be highly gratifying, but they did not know...
Congress Went Home. Health Care Didn’t Get Fixed. Americans Pay the Price.
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
Congress is has headed home again, leaving behind a familiar mess. Health care costs are rising, insurance...
Uplifting, Understanding and Honoring Black August
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
The month of August is rightly commemorated and celebrated as a special time of uplifting, understanding and...
Trump Loves Poorly Educated People
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
After he won the Nevada Republican caucuses in 2016, the current President crowed his victory. “We won...
‘A war of atrocities’ – UN human rights investigators warn Sudanese civilians are paying...
“They burned everything,” said one witness of a shelling attack in the Zamzam displacement camp in war-torn Darfur. “They claimed they only wanted to...
Biden pardons the late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey as well as 4 others and...
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By Colleen Long, Associated Press —
EDITOR’S NOTE (IBW21.ORG): The presidential pardon of Marcus Garvey is a monumental victory after years of...
Flooding displaces thousands amid ongoing unrest in eastern DR Congo
The Rugumba River burst its banks, inundating large areas of Kalemie and Nyunzu territories, destroying homes, schools and agricultural land. Thousands have been left without...
Nearly 6 million people in the Caribbean impacted by Hurricane Melissa
Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica all suffered extensive damage and loss of life as a result of Hurricane Melissa.Speaking from the Jamaican capital, Kingston, the...
Diplomatic engagement still the key to peace in Yemen: UN envoy
Delivering his final briefing for the year, Hans Grundberg noted that 2024 was marked by immense turmoil and tragedy across the Middle East region,...
Science180 Reveals Mathematical Proof of God’s Existence and a New Theory Explaining the Origins...
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American scientist Dr Nathanael-Israel Israel has announced findings claiming that Earth formed 2.82 days after the universe began, the Moon 3.32...
Sudan war: Hundreds of thousands flee renewed violence in North Darfur
Renewed attacks on camps – including Zamzam and Abu Shouk – that were sheltering those displaced by earlier violence have now forced an estimated...
Sudan war: World urged not to ignore ‘gruesome sexual violence’
Issued by the UN human rights office, OHCHR, the report describes how civilians - including many from besieged El Fasher - endured torture and...
Stories from the UN Archive: Marian Anderson broke barriers with music and diplomacy
Battling extensive racial prejudice, she broke many barriers, including as the first African American to perform with the Metropolitan Opera.UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld hailed...
A True Revolutionary, Part II
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October 7, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point
On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor is joined...
Annual Reparations Symposium Will Mark Opening of National Resource Center for State and Local...
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Dr. Joy DeGruy, Nationally and Internationally Renowned Researcher and Educator, Author of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury...
Bangladesh: Rohingya children’s acute hunger surges amid funding cuts
“Children in the world's largest refugee camp are experiencing the worst levels of malnutrition since the massive displacement that occurred in 2017,” Rana Flowers,...
Vantage Point: Open Forum – Trump’s Assault on the People’s Safety Net
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February 3, 2025 Edition of Vantage Point: The Cost of Living Index | Trump’s Assault on the People’s Safety Net
The Professor,...
Gaza: Diplomatic momentum must translate into urgent steps on the ground
That’s according to Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq, who told journalists in New York that it was “essential now to translate the diplomatic momentum into...
