Forcing polluters to clean up their mess means new hope for communities
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By Ben Jealous —
In Waukegan, Illinois, about 40 miles north of Chicago, Dulce Ortiz is celebrating with her children.
Ortiz is a...
The Symbol of Unity – Unveiling the Red, Black & Green: A Flag of...
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The Pan-African flag is a symbol of resistance against oppression. Discover its role in liberation movements.
The Pan-African flag has been a...
Is America ready for a Black woman president? Sexism and racism on trial.
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By Dr. Hermene Hartman, N’DIGO —
The dust has settled. The surprise is over. Vice President Kamala Harris has raised more money than any...
Roses for Reverend
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
The big news of this year’s Democratic Convention is, of course, the nomination of Vice President Kamala...
Temporary channel opens as authorities strive to clear Key Bridge wreckage
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By Megan Sayles, AFRO —
It is still unclear when the rubble of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the Dali container...
Remembering America’s Most Patient Patriots
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Vantage Point VignettesComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels
Yesterday was Memorial Day, one of America’s most “patriotic” holidays because it honors...
The Symbol of Unity – Unveiling the Red, Black & Green: Teaching the Next...
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Educating youth about the Pan-African flag ensures its legacy. Learn how to inspire future generations.
Educating the next generation about the red,...
Haiti’s Prime Minister Garry Conille officially names his ministry cabinet
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This 14-minister government, overseeing 18 ministries, succeeds Ariel Henry’s administration, which led Haiti following President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination in July 2021.
By...
NAACP asks Biden to halt weapons to Israel as he seeks to shore up...
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By Jarrett Renshaw and Kat Stafford, Reuters —
The NAACP urged President Joe Biden on Thursday to “indefinitely” halt all weapons deliveries to Israel...
The Passing of This Generation’s Barbara Jordan
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Vantage Point VignettesComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels
We received the news a few weeks ago that the Honorable Sheila Jackson...
Robert L. Allen, A Black Scholar in every sense of the words
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By Herb Boyd —
News that the U.S. Navy had exonerated 256 Black sailors who were unjustly court-martialed in 1944 following the...
A Cosmopolitan Modernism
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The world-spanning art of the Harlem Renaissance.
By Rachel Hunter Himes, The Nation —
In January 1969, the Metropolitan Museum of Art opened...
Will Gaza Be Biden’s Vietnam?
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Vantage Point VignettesComments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels
But for his ill-conceived and ill-fated support for the Vietnam War, Lyndon Baines Johnson...
Charles and Inez Barron will soon co-host a new radio show called “Speaking Truth...
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Charles and Inez Barron, who both served in the City Council and the Assembly, will soon co-host a new radio show...
Papua New Guinea PM Slams Biden’s Bizarre Remark
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By Amanda Yen, The Daily Beast —
Papua New Guinea’s prime minister set the record straight on Monday, denouncing President Biden’s weird...
A Class Analysis of the Trump-Biden Rerun — By Richard D. Wolff
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By Richard D. Wolff —
By “class system” we mean the basic workplace organizations—the human relationships or “social relations”—that accomplish the production...
Statement from the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) following visit to Haiti, August 2024
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In response to an invitation from the President of the Transitional Presidential Council (TPC) and calls from stakeholders, the CARICOM Eminent...
Sheila Jackson Lee – An Energizer Bunny for Justice
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By Julianne Malveaux —
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) didn’t lose many battles, but she succumbed to pancreatic cancer on July 19. ...
Struggle as Normative and Necessary
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Dr. Maulana Karenga —
As the country and the world experiences and resists the rise and expansion of rightist forces and their...
A story of reparations and healing from New Zealand
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New Zealand’s reparations for the Māori people are an example the United States can follow in pursuit of racial justice for...
Reparation mechanisms and a development framework
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By Sir Hilary McD. Beckles —
It took all of the nineteenth century, beginning with the Haitian Declaration of Independence in 1804...
Is a gang-led coup next?
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Haiti is in chaos after a massive prison break and gangs calling for the resignation of its prime minister. How did...
The AME Church Solidly Supports Reparations
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Historic resolution passes with overwhelming vote
New York, September 3, 2024 — The African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), America’s oldest Black Christian...
We Can Fulfill America’s Promise by Throwing Everything We’ve Got at the Climate Crisis
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By Ben Jealous —
Independence Day at its best is a call to action to leave our children an America as good...
