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    Steel Mills Can Steal from the Least Powerful

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous — U.S. Steel gave birth to Gary, Indiana in 1906. The city, named after a chairman of the...

    Let Them Eat Cement

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Israel is not only decimating Gaza with airstrikes but employing the oldest and cruelest weapon of war — starvation. Israel’s message,...

    Israeli Bombings Kill 29 UNRWA Workers So Far

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). So far, Israeli bombings have left 14,245 people injured and some 1,450 people still missing under the rubble, 800 of whom...

    Georgia: Civil Rights Group, Cobb County Voters Seek Injunction To Racially Discriminatory Map

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Screenshots COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), ACLU of...

    New York Attorney General Urges U.S. Supreme Court To Protect Minor League Baseball Teams

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Screenshots NEW YORK – Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 18 attorneys general urging the U.S....

    Police Sexual Violence Is Not A Problem Of A Few “Bad Apples”

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Screenshots Last month, a 47-year-old Black woman named Ternell Brown filed a complaint against the Baton Rouge Police Department in...

    Reggae icons hailed national heroes of Jamaica

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Vinette K. Pryce, Caribbean Life — One hundred and 25 distinguished citizens of Jamaica were conferred with the nation’s highest honors...

    Migrants and Diaspora are Agents of Change for Climate Action: Migrants4Climate Award Winners Announced

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva — The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the French Chair of the Global Forum...

    Hell In IsraelPalestine: How Do We Transcend Genocidal War To Embrace Humanity?

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Screenshots “In the midst of our grief and pain, let’s remind each other who we are.”  These are the words of Stefanie...

    Racial Wealth Divide Increased By Student Loan Debt. Life Insurance Provides Path To Generational...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube Screenshots LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Oct. 19, 2023 — Faced with mounting student loan debt and the daunting challenge of figuring out...

    Group Economics, Community Building Must Be Promoted To Achieve Advancement For African Americans

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: Edwin Freeman For far too long, African Americans have suffered from vast disparities in wealth, income, education, health, and more compared...

    Dysfunction and Dissent – A Political Mess

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — It would be generous to say that the Republican Party is a chaotic manifestation of political madness....

    Owner Of Chicago’s Oldest Black-Owned Restaurant Celebrates 50 Years Since Opening

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: BlackBusiness.comFacebook St. Rest Country Kitchen, a beloved Black-owned soul food restaurant on Chicago’s South Side, is celebrating 50 years in business....

    Will The Republican Party’s Transformation Into A Trumpian Cult Destroy American Democracy?

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube ScreenshotsWikimedia Commons Peter Baker, the outstanding New York Times columnist, writes:  “There was a time, not that long ago, when the United States...

    A Path to New Beginnings for Chadians Returning from Sudan

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Tongori, 24 October 2023 – The air is dry, and the sun is beating down hard in Tongori, a small town...

    Five African Stars To Watch In The New NBA Season

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube ScreenshotsWikimedia Commons On the eve of the new NBA season, the profile of African basketball is riding high. That is thanks...

    Britain risks being ‘left in the cold’ by ignoring demands for slavery reparations, MP...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Bell Ribeiro-Addy, chair of the cross-party group on reparations, said UK had a ‘moral duty’ to face up to the past...

    ACLU North Carolina Report: Disorderly Conduct Complaints Filed Against Black Students Four Times The...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTubeVideo Screenshots RALEIGH — A new report by the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina found that between 2017 to...

    Unconfirmed ‘Beheaded Babies’ Report Helped Justify Israeli Slaughter

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: FAIRYouTube Screenshots There’s perhaps no more serious a time for journalists to do their jobs responsibly than during a war. But...

    Palestinians Within the Field of Our Moral Vision

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — In the current context there is overwhelming support for Israel and its declaration of total war on...

    Maurice Bishop Day, now a National Holiday

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Herb Boyd —Special to IBW Finding the most exhilarating moment in four days of attendance at a tribute to Maurice Bishop,...

    IOM Partners with UN FLEET for Vehicle Leasing Services, Enhancing Global Operations

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Rome – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is pleased to announce a new partnership with UN FLEET, the joint initiative...

    Farrakhan, Nation of Islam Suing Anti-Defamation League And Simon Wiesenthal Center For Misuse Of...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Photos: YouTube ScreenshotsWikimedia Commons CHICAGO—On October 16, 2023, which was the 28th Anniversary of the Million Man March, the Honorable Minister Louis...

    Venezuelan Migrant Women Achieve Stability in Guyana Through Entrepreneurship

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Like many Venezuelans who left their country in recent years, Nathaly and Mercedes set their sights on being their own bosses,...