Upcoming Event: “The 2024 Presidential Election: Progress or Disaster?”

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WFP delivers life-saving aid to one million people in Burkina Faso

The agency has provided assistance to more than one million crises affected people so far this year through crucial funding from the United States.The...

The State of the Presidential Race

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). October 21, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor is joined...

It’s Not Just the Fascism

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). This column is particularly for those people who live in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona...

Haitians of Springfield, Ohio – just another footnote in this country’s long history of...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Littane Ilfrard traces the deep and complex history of immigration to highlight why today’s Haitian immigrants in the U.S. deserve better. By...

Radical Solidarity in Life, Love and Struggle

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Although clearly the Million Man March was the central event on October 16, 1995, it is important...

Double Down on Black Voters

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Vantage Point VignetteDr. Ron Daniels, President, IBW-ACTION I recently penned a piece entitled, Democracy in Danger: Black Led Rainbow Wave to the...

Chicago Inspector General asks state regulators to ban some CPD officers from law enforcement

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmnpdR6nouY Source: ABC 7 Chicago As the I-Team reported, at least a dozen CPD officers have been linked to the Proud Boys, Oath...

Confronting Colorism and Anti-Blackness in the Latinx Community

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Lina Cardona, ABFE’s Membership Operations Manager — As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to an end, I find myself reflecting on the...

Indigenous Communities Continue to Lead in Some of Our Most Crucial Environmental Fights

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ben Jealous — Contamination from lead, arsenic, and the other toxins in Tar Creek in northeastern Oklahoma stole the potential of many children...

Sudan: Refugee numbers swell as war continues to drive displacement

South Sudan now ranks as the second largest recipient of people fleeing Sudan, with more than 810,000 new arrivals since April 2023, including returning...

Black Led Rainbow Wave to the Rescue — Dedicated to Rev. Jesse L. Jackson...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Vantage Point VignetteDr. Ron Daniels, President, IBW-ACTION How is it that one of the most consequential presidential elections in American history is...

‘Alarming’ situation in Great Lakes Region of DR Congo

“It is the civilian population who will continue to bear the heavy toll of war daily: loss of life, sexual violence, health problems and...

A True Revolutionary, Part II

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). October 7, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor is joined...

Thousands survived a brutal gang attack in Haiti that killed 70. Now they face...

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Pierre-Richard Luxama and Dánica Coto, AP — Under the cover of night, dozens of gang members crept toward the small town...

WHO calls for action to halt rise in hearing loss in Africa

Hearing loss already costs the continent $27 million annually, exacting profound impact on lives and economies, according to the report, which was launched at...

The Unstoppable Rise of Black Women Voters

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Glynda C. Carr — As we approach this critical election season, a remarkable story unfolds across America. Young Black women are...

Sudan: ‘Children should be safe everywhere’, says UNICEF, as fears grow for El Fasher

UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric reminded journalists in New York at the regular noon briefing that famine conditions have already been confirmed in the Zamzam...

The senseless ‘requirement’ Spanish colonizers used to justify their bloodshed in the Americas

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Diego Javier Luis, The Conversation — Across the United States, the second Monday of October is increasingly becoming known as Indigenous...

National Reparations Strategy Session Urgent Call to Action

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). You Are Here: Home » Blog » News & Current Affairs » National Reparations Strategy Session Urgent Call to Action – October...

Harris’s appeal to Gen-Z and millennials serves as a bridge between generations

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By David W. Marshall, Trice Edney News Wire — It is refreshing to see a leader like Vice President Kamala Harris who understands...

Urban League Town Hall: Reclaim Your Vote for Democracy

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Urban League is organizing a virtual town hall event focused on the power of voting. The event will be held...

Vantage Point: Tribute to Don Rojas: A True Revolutionary

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). September 30, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor is joined...

Collective effort essential to get DR Congo on firm path to peace

“We need to collectively remain engaged in assisting the country on its path to peace and stability,” said Bintou Keita, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative...