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    A Historic Closing Argument

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Stacy Brown, Sr. and Greer Marshall — With just one week until the pulse of the nation beats at the ballot...

    Concerns for our people, struggle and world

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Dr. Maulana Karenga — No one can miss or mistake the deep and insistent anxiety, apprehension and righteous anger that precede...

    IOM Expands Mpox Appeal to Reach Migrants and IDPs Across Africa 

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva, 30 October 2024 – In response to the escalating number of people affected by the mpox outbreak, spreading across parts...

    IOM Director General's Message on International Youth Day 2024

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). IOM Director General's Message on International Youth Day 2024 mgoloy 12 Aug 2024 Speaker Type ...

    Displacement in Sudan Crosses 11 Million as Devastating Crisis Reaches New Heights: IOM Chief 

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Port Sudan, 29 October – Good morning, I am glad to be able to speak with you this morning live from...

    Voluntary Return of 131 Togolese Migrants from Libya: A Joint Effort by IOM and...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Lomé, Togo – The International Organization for Migration, in collaboration with the Togolese Government, facilitated the voluntary return of 131 migrants...

    UNRWA is Irreplaceable | International Organization for Migration

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Geneva, 29 October 2024 - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) fully supports the Secretary-General and the United Nations' resolute stance...

    Vantage Point: Reflections on the Million Man March

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). October 28, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point An open forum with the Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor on the Soapbox. Audience...

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

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). You Are Here: Home » Blog » News & Current Affairs » Events » Upcoming Event: “The 2024 Presidential Election: Progress or...

    IOM Calls for Humanitarian Access and Increased Donor Support for Lebanon at Paris Conference

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Paris, 24 October – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is calling on the international community to work urgently on restoring...

    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...

    IOM Director General's Message on International Disaster Risk Reduction Day 2024

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). IOM Director General's Message on International Disaster Risk Reduction Day 2024 mgoloy 15 Oct 2024 Speaker Type ...

    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...

    Saving lives and protecting migrants: Operation Liberterra II

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Douala – From September 29 to October 4, 2024, a major effort to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling took place...

    Needs Soar for Flood-Displaced Communities in Chad, IOM Scales Up Aid

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). N’Djamena, 16 October – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is stepping up its efforts to support communities severely affected by...

    African Countries Commit to Strengthen Cooperation to Better Protect Migrants

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Addis Ababa, 11 October 2024 – Over 300 representatives from African member states, stakeholders, the UN system, and the African Union...

    Flood Simulation Exercise in Lautem Marks Key Milestone in Strengthening Local Disaster Preparedness and...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Lautem, Timor-Leste – The Civil Protection Authority (CPA), along with municipal and suco-level disaster management teams, successfully led a flood simulation...

    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...