Caribbean support for Palestinian state growing
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By Bert Wilkinson, Caribbean Life —
As if they have coordinated their moves, three Caribbean Community nations recently took steps to recognize...
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...
Open Forum with The Professor, Dr. Ron Daniels on the Soap Box
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August 5, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point
On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor holds an...
A Full Court Press to Get the Lead Out
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By Ben Jealous —
There’s nothing quite like seeing a kid who was born healthy but now suffers cognitive impairment and is...
Wake Up, Black Voters. Don’t Let Trump’s Lies Fool You
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Some recent polls surprisingly showed that if the presidential election was held today, 17% of Black voters say they would vote...
Open Forum on “Black Labor White Wealth”
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September 2, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point
On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor provides commentary...
Haiti PM Ariel Henry resigns after gang insurrection caused days of chaos
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Henry urges people to remain calm while his government is replaced by a transitional council.
By Peter Beaumont and Luke Taylor in...
Tulsa Race Massacre survivors and attorneys respond to dismissal of lawsuit
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Judge Caroline Wall dismissed the Tulsa Race Massacre survivors’ 2020 lawsuit “with prejudice.”
By Nakylah Carter, ABC News —
Attorney reads statement from...
Survivors of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre to appear before Oklahoma Supreme Court as historic...
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On April 2, State’s High Court to consider whether the survivors, both 109, can continue their fight for justice.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla....
Revolutionary Optimism with Dr. Paul Zeitz and Open Forum
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June 3, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point
On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor is joined...
Vantage Point: Riding with Biden or Rallying Around Kamala
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July 22, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point
On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor is joined...
Not just magic, but hard work repels misogynoir
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By Julianne Malveaux —
Pennsylvania Democrat Summer Lee won her primary election on April 23, repelling an opponent who challenged her partly...
Continuing Struggle, Keeping Faith and Holding the Line
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By Dr. Maulana Karenga —
It is good and right to rebel and revolt against unfreedom and morally imperative to resist evil,...
Unveiling the Red, Black & Green
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Learn about the UNIA, the organization founded by Marcus Garvey that played a pivotal role in Pan-African unity.
The Universal Negro Improvement...
San Francisco apologizes to Black residents for decades of racist policies
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By Janie Har, AP —
Supervisors in San Francisco formally apologized Tuesday to African Americans and their descendants for the city’s role...
WFP launches probe into its Sudan operations as famine spreads
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By Giulia Paravicini and Maggie Michael, Reuters —
The U.N. World Food Program is investigating two of its top officials in Sudan...
Reclaiming “Tree Hugger” — By Ben Jealous
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Most people think of “tree hugger” as a casual insult for a certain kind of environmentalist. The term actually has a...
Congressman Jonathan Jackson calls on the U.S. and its allies to seize the moment...
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Statement by Congressman Jonathan Jackson —
I welcome the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry of Haiti. This resignation was long overdue...
AIPAC is an Enemy of Humanity — By Julianne Malveaux
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By Julianne Malveaux —
Let me begin with the obligatory statements. What happened on October 7, 2023, was horrible. Hamas launched an...
No God but Greed: Slavery and Indifference
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The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed – for lack of a better word – is good. Greed is right....
Don’t Attack Peaceful Anti-Corruption Protestors
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July 23, 2024 — The Pan-African Unity Dialogue (PAUD) has condemned threats of violence by Ugandan dictator Gen. Yoweri Museveni against...
A campaign kickoff, an ode to labor
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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux —
In an election year, Labor Day kicks off the official campaign season, and Vice President Kamala Harris...
“Reparations Now” discussion at the Annual Congressional Black Caucus Conference
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Join Dorothy Butler Gilliam, Wilson Global Communications, and the U.S. House Judiciary Committee for the “Reparations Now” discussion at the Congressional...
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. ...
