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    IOM Calls for Humanitarian Access and Increased Donor Support for Lebanon at Paris Conference

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Paris, 24 October – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is calling on the international community to work urgently on restoring...

    The State of the Presidential Race

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). October 21, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor is joined...

    It’s Not Just the Fascism

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). This column is particularly for those people who live in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona...

    IOM Director General's Message on International Disaster Risk Reduction Day 2024

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). IOM Director General's Message on International Disaster Risk Reduction Day 2024 mgoloy 15 Oct 2024 Speaker Type ...

    Haitians of Springfield, Ohio – just another footnote in this country’s long history of...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Littane Ilfrard traces the deep and complex history of immigration to highlight why today’s Haitian immigrants in the U.S. deserve better. By...

    Radical Solidarity in Life, Love and Struggle

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Although clearly the Million Man March was the central event on October 16, 1995, it is important...

    Double Down on Black Voters

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Vantage Point VignetteDr. Ron Daniels, President, IBW-ACTION I recently penned a piece entitled, Democracy in Danger: Black Led Rainbow Wave to the...

    Chicago Inspector General asks state regulators to ban some CPD officers from law enforcement

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmnpdR6nouY Source: ABC 7 Chicago As the I-Team reported, at least a dozen CPD officers have been linked to the Proud Boys, Oath...

    Confronting Colorism and Anti-Blackness in the Latinx Community

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Lina Cardona, ABFE’s Membership Operations Manager — As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to an end, I find myself reflecting on the...

    Indigenous Communities Continue to Lead in Some of Our Most Crucial Environmental Fights

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous — Contamination from lead, arsenic, and the other toxins in Tar Creek in northeastern Oklahoma stole the potential of many children...

    Saving lives and protecting migrants: Operation Liberterra II

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Douala – From September 29 to October 4, 2024, a major effort to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling took place...

    Needs Soar for Flood-Displaced Communities in Chad, IOM Scales Up Aid

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). N’Djamena, 16 October – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is stepping up its efforts to support communities severely affected by...

    African Countries Commit to Strengthen Cooperation to Better Protect Migrants

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Addis Ababa, 11 October 2024 – Over 300 representatives from African member states, stakeholders, the UN system, and the African Union...

    Flood Simulation Exercise in Lautem Marks Key Milestone in Strengthening Local Disaster Preparedness and...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Lautem, Timor-Leste – The Civil Protection Authority (CPA), along with municipal and suco-level disaster management teams, successfully led a flood simulation...

    Black Led Rainbow Wave to the Rescue — Dedicated to Rev. Jesse L. Jackson...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Vantage Point VignetteDr. Ron Daniels, President, IBW-ACTION How is it that one of the most consequential presidential elections in American history is...

    A True Revolutionary, Part II

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). October 7, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor is joined...

    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...

    The Unstoppable Rise of Black Women Voters

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Glynda C. Carr — As we approach this critical election season, a remarkable story unfolds across America. Young Black women are...

    The senseless ‘requirement’ Spanish colonizers used to justify their bloodshed in the Americas

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Diego Javier Luis, The Conversation — Across the United States, the second Monday of October is increasingly becoming known as Indigenous...

    IOM Launches Emergency Appeal to Support 400,000 Displaced in Lebanon

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Beirut, 2 October – As hostilities in Lebanon intensifies, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has launched a Flash Appeal to...

    Capacity-building workshop for key national players with a view to drawing up a roadmap...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Douala - From 18 to 20 September 2024, the Hotel Sawa hosted a workshop on capacity building for key national stakeholders...

    45 Dead and 111 Missing in Tragic Incident off Djibouti Coast

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Obock, 2 October –– At least 45 people have tragically died and 111 still missing after they were forced off their...

    Over 700,000 Displaced in Haiti, Half are Children as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva/ Port-au-Prince, 02 October – Over 700,000 people, more than half of whom are children, are now internally displaced across Haiti,...

    National Reparations Strategy Session Urgent Call to Action

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). You Are Here: Home » Blog » News & Current Affairs » National Reparations Strategy Session Urgent Call to Action – October...