Nigerian President Tinubu’s pardon of ‘Ogoni Nine’ draws ethnic group’s rejection
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By Ope Adetayo, Reuters —
Nigeria’s Ogoni activists on Friday rejected a posthumous pardon for nine members executed three decades ago by...
We Need the Joy of Black Music Month — by Dr. Julianne Malveaux
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
Dyana Williams, Kenny Gamble and Ed Wright founded Black Music Month in June 1979. Also known as...
American Democracy is at a Pivotal Moment and None of Us Should be Silent
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By Ben Jealous —
None of us should be silent about the recent use of federal agents by this administration to bully,...
IOM and OIC Sign Landmark Plan of Action to Strengthen Cooperation on Migration Governance
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Istanbul, Türkiye, 21 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have signed a...
IOM Sounds Alarm Over Suspension of Life-Saving Transport in South Sudan
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Geneva/Juba, 20 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply alarmed by the suspension of its life-saving transport services...
The “Liberation” of California? — The MAGA dictator has moved us closer to a...
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The Trump administration’s big lie is that only the most vicious and violent of those in the country without proper documentation...
Defending Black Immigrants, Others and Ourselves
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
In the midst of our community conversations and participation in the urgent and ever-widening resistance to the...
Again, Remembering and Honoring Our Father: His Spirit, Mind, Speech and Specialness
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Here, as Father’s Day approaches, I am retrieving one of the many portraits of our father...
What Would We Do Without Immigrants? — by Dr. Julianne Malveaux
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
Douglas Turner Ward (1930-2021) wrote a searing play, Days of Absence that depicted the way life might...
Culturally Responsive Education for Black Youth — Remembering Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu
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By Dr. Brenda M. Greene —
Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu, national educational consultant, publisher, and the author of over 30 books that address...
Juneteenth should be an impetus to heal from legacies of enslavement
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(Black PR Wire) In anticipation of this year’s observance of Juneteenth, the Global Circle for Reparations and Healing today released a...
IOM Reports 60 Migrants Missing in Two Deadly Shipwrecks off Libya
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Cairo/Tripoli, 17 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply saddened by two confirmed shipwrecks off the coast...
USA for IOM Appoints New CEO to Lead Next Chapter of Humanitarian Innovation
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Geneva/Washington, D.C., 17 June 2025 – USA for IOM, the U.S. nonprofit partner of the United Nations’ International Organization for Migration...
Migrants and Diaspora Drive Development Through Remittance Flows
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Geneva, 16 June 2025 – Against a backdrop of economic uncertainty, conflict, and rising inequality, one financial flow has remained remarkably...
Making Migrants Count: Experts Convene in Malmö to Close Gaps in Migration Data
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Malmö, Sweden, 16 June 2025 – Migration experts, policymakers, statisticians, and data scientists from around the world are convening in Malmö,...
America 5 Years After George Floyd’s Murder
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WASHINGTON – Five years ago, at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis, George Floyd died after...
Fighting Fascism, Then and Now — By Ted Glick
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By Ted Glick –
“Veterans and military family members are being fired by the thousands from federal jobs. Our health care is...
75 years after Dumarsais Estimé’s fall, what Haiti can still learn from his vision
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As the nation unravels today, the legacy of Haiti’s progressive president Estimé echoes louder than ever
By Stéphane Pierre-Paul —
It would be...
Trump The Inciter in Chief — By Earl Ofari Hutchinson
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By Earl Ofari Hutchinson —
On Tuesday, June10, I was at the National Guard deployment facility on Alameda St. in DTLA. The...
A Historic May 20: Returning Migrants March for Unity, Dignity
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A Historic May...
Nonviolent Tactics and the Fascist Threat — By Ted Glick
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By Ted Glick –
“Anger against injustice and oppression is not just legitimate; it is necessary to successfully build a movement for...
IOM Spokesperson on the Tragic Migrant Deaths Off Egypt’s Coast
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Geneva/Cairo, 10 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply saddened by media reports of the discovery of...
Haiti Sees Record Displacement as 1.3 Million Flee Violence
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Geneva/Port-au-Prince, 11 June 2025 – Nearly 1.3 million people are now internally displaced in Haiti, a 24 percent increase since December 2024,...
IOM Mobilizes Urgent Aid After Tragic Incident Off Djibouti Coast
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Djibouti/Geneva, 11 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in close coordination with Djiboutian authorities, is scaling up its...
