Some Instructive Insights From the Odu Ifa

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — In the midst of our and other ongoing struggles for liberation, freedom, justice and other indispensable and...

Upcoming Event: Tribute to Don Rojas: A True Revolutionary – October 15, 2024

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The post Upcoming Event: Tribute to Don Rojas: A True Revolutionary – October 15, 2024 is available on Institute of the...

Why is Trump Hating on Haitians?

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). September 23, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor is joined...

Racism or Politics? “They’re Eating Cats and Dogs”

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). You Are Here: Home » Blog » Commentaries/Opinions » Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Racism or Politics? “They’re Eating Cats and Dogs” About Earl...

Marginalized Communities Need More Doctors

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Medicare policy must help address shortages—Not push physicians out of high-need areas. By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Unequal access to high-quality health services...

Tribute to Don Rojas: A True Revolutionary

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Internationally acclaimed journalist, political consultant and exemplary Director of Communications and International Relations for the Institute of the Black World 21st...

The Bio of a True Revolutionary: Don Rojas

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Don Rojas is the Director of Communications and International Relations for the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW), and...

Reparation Information Thought Series – Reparations Rising: California’s Next Steps

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Monday, September 23, 2024, 2 PM ET / 11 AM PT — Join us for Reparations Rising: California’s Next Steps to...

White people have never forgiven Haitians for claiming their freedom

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Behind the vicious Trump-Vance attacks on Haitian immigrants is a long history of making the people of Haiti pay for the...

Eddy Kenzo, Bobi Wine, Bebe Cool … musicians who turn to politics

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Musinguzi Blanshe, The Africa Report — Popular musician Eddy Kenzo (aka Edrisah Musuuza) was appointed to be Uganda’s new senior advisor...

America’s long history of anti-Haitian racism, explained

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The US has often singled out Haitian immigrants. GOP attacks are the latest example. By Li Zhou, Vox — This past week, Republicans amplified...

New data highlights ongoing economic disparities faced by Black people due to systemic discrimination

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA) — FPWA released a data update to our comprehensive analysis “A Look At the March on Washington...

UN airlifts a ‘lifeline’ for Burkina Faso’s communities in need

“Flying to transport food to those who need it is the most fulfilling mission I have ever done,” said UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS)...

Sudan: UN chief welcomes decision to reopen key border crossing for aid delivery

The Adre border crossing with Chad has been closed for most of the year. It is the most direct and efficient route for humanitarian...

NAACP unveils fresh data targeting 14.5 million Black voters following historic presidential debate

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). NAACP President & CEO: “Make no mistake, our lives depend on our votes.” During a September 13, 2024 press briefing, the NAACP unveiled...

Youth-led groups tackle famine in war-ravaged Sudan

These young Sudanese volunteers work in youth-led initiatives born in the throes of the ongoing war that has displaced millions since fighting erupted in...

Humanitarian aid to Sudan civilians stalled by floods and violence

The opening of the vital aid route on Friday was welcomed by officials, as it serves as a vital humanitarian route for delivering urgent...

Status quo ‘not sustainable’ in increasingly unstable Libya, Security Council hears

Stephanie Koury, Deputy Special Representative and Officer-in-Charge of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), said these developments “have increased tension, further entrenched institutional...

REP Unveils Groundbreaking New Video: ”Reparations: From Concept to Reality”

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Reparation Education Project (REP) is proud to announce the public unveiling of its powerful new video, “Reparations: From Concept to Reality,” produced...

Europe can defeat mpox, must support Africa in getting vaccines: WHO

Briefing journalists in Geneva, Dr. Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, insisted that the risk from mpox to the general population was “low”. He...

UN migration agency issues $18.5 million appeal to prepare for mpox ‘surge’

Migrants and other marginalized and highly mobile populations including those uprooted from their homes by natural emergencies and conflict are far more prone to...

Mozambique makes great strides towards Early Warnings for All

At a ministerial-level ceremony in the capital, Maputo, President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi launched an ambitious national roadmap to achieve Early Warnings for All by...

Unforgivable Blackness of Liberation, Resistance and Radical Refusal

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — The most recent fabricated, false and fear-mongering ranting by Trump, Vance and various other MAGA advocates and...

Flooding from Sudan dam collapse worsens humanitarian crisis

The Arba’at Dam, located around 38 kilometers (24 miles) northwest of Port Sudan, collapsed on Sunday, damaging roads, electricity, and telecommunication networks, making it...