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What Would We Do Without Immigrants? — by Dr. Julianne Malveaux

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). (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

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). A Historic May...

Nonviolent Tactics and the Fascist Threat — By Ted Glick

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 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

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Djibouti/Geneva, 11 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in close coordination with Djiboutian authorities, is scaling up its...

IOM Ramps Up Emergency Response Amid Deadly Flooding in Nigeria

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva/Mokwa, 11 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in close coordination with the Government of Nigeria, is responding...

IOM Reaches Milestone as 100,000 Migrants Return Home from Libya

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva/Tripoli, 12 June 2025 – In a significant milestone, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has helped over 100,000 migrants voluntarily...

IOM Director General's Message on World Environment Day 2025

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). IOM Director General's Message on World Environment Day 2025 mgoloy 04 Jun 2025 Speaker Type ...

Walking, Spiritually Holding Haji Malcolm’s Hand

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — The murder and martyrdom of Nana George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and our 5th anniversary commemorations...

IOM Leads Relief Efforts as Monsoon Rains Damage Nearly 2,000 Shelters in Rohingya Camps

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 4 June 2025 – Days of intense monsoon rains and high winds have triggered landslides, floods, and widespread...

IOM Spokesperson on Deadly Attack Against Humanitarian Convoy in Sudan

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva/Port Sudan, 4 June 2025 – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) mourns the tragic death of five aid workers in...

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...

Statement by IOM Spokesperson on the Devastating Floods in Nigeria

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva/Abuja, 2 June 2025 – The international Organization for Migration (IOM) is deeply saddened by the devastating floods that struck Niger...