Dr. Ron Daniels on 1972 Gary Black Convention

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). You Are Here: Home » Blog » Commentaries/Opinions » It’s Nation Time: Dr. Ron Daniels Reflects on the 1972 Gary National Black...

National Town Hall Meeting “Report Card on Trump: The First 100 Days”

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). You Are Here: Home » Blog » News & Current Affairs » Events » Fri 4.25.25, National Town Hall Meeting “Report Card...

Commemorating the 2015 International Reparations Summit

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). On Tuesday April 15th, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST (USA), join Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the Institute of the...

Kim Poole’s Tribute to Malcolm’ Mother + Where, Oh Where, Is Bev Smith?

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). March 31, 2025Women’s History Month Edition of Vantage Point The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels, is joined by special guests Kim Poole, Founder...

A powerful tribute to Louise Langdon Little by Kim Poole

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Kim Poole, Founder and Director of the Teaching Artist Institute (Baltimore, MD), delivers a moving tribute to Louise Langdon Little—the mother...

What Will It Take? What Will It Yield?

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). More than a century later woman can vote, hold office and have equal rights in theory, but that has not changed...

Revolution? — By Ted Glick

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ted Glick – I wonder how many people reading these words know the significance of April 19th to US Americans, and others,...

Preserving Our Natural Wonders is a Patriotic Cause Worth Fighting For

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous —  Dorothy Gibbs chanted “save our parks” from her wheelchair while holding a sign that read “97 years old,...

Trump Loves Poorly Educated People

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — After he won the Nevada Republican caucuses in 2016, the current President crowed his victory. “We won...

Measuring the Racial Gap and What We Can Do to Close It

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). “…Perry reevaluates what it means for Black Americans to be empowered in this smart and revelatory study….one of the most riveting...

Gratefully Offering Sacred Words and Water

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — In this Black History Month II: Women Focus, I reach back to retrieve and share a hallowed...

MSJ Statement on Developments in International Relations Imperial Control Vs. South-South Relations

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) was the first to make a clear statement (issued on March 2nd) condemning the policy...

MSJ Statement on Developments in International Relations Imperial Control Vs. South-South Relations

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) was the first to make a clear statement (issued on March 2nd) condemning the policy...

Trump’s EPA is at War with the Americans it is Supposed to Protect

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous —  As they say in horror movies, the call is coming from inside the house. Under Donald Trump, the Environmental...

Senate Democrats Cave on Disastrous Republic Spending Bill

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Vantage Point VignetteComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels It was shocking, shameful and demoralizing to witness a handful of nervous, spinless...

A Model and Mirror of Service, Sacrifice and Struggle

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — This February 21, 2025, marks the 60th Anniversary of the assassination and martyrdom of El Hajj Malik...

A Mother-Son Message of Resistance to the World

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Part 1. As we move from February, the month of the martyrdom of Nana Haji Malcolm X and...

That day Eartha Kitt shut down the White House luncheon — By David Love

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). When the President asks you a question, either say what people want to hear or you speak the truth. By David Love,...

In Disruption, Go Back to Our Roots

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — It has not yet been sixty days, but in two scant months the 47th President has upended...

They cannot rob us of our history and our place in America’s story

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous —  My grandfather’s first cousin was Lieutenant Colonel Howard Lee Baugh. Cousin Howard was part of the 99th Pursuit...

Vantage Point: The Blood on the Bridge

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). March 10, 2025Women’s History Month Edition of Vantage Point An open forum with commentary by The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels. Focus: “The...

The Tariff Wars Affect Everyone, Especially the Low Income

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Because I lack a degree in psychology or pathology, I cannot speculate about the motives of the...

Letting Coal Die Will Save Both Lives and Money and Create Jobs (In Coal...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous —  Note to every American: Keeping coal plants open – never mind bringing more online – kills people. And closing...

Reparation Information Thought Series – Staying Strong During Political Turmoil

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Watch this video of the Reparation Information Thought Series: Staying Strong in the Fight for Reparations During Political Turmoil, co-hosted by...