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    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...

    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...

    IOM Chief Attends Women Forum in Mongolia, Meets with Minister for Foreign Affairs 

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Ulaanbaatar – The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Amy Pope concluded a visit to Mongolia, emphasizing how...

    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...

    Akila and Maria, Weave Connections Through Sewing

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Akila and Maria, one Trinidadian and the other a Venezuelan migrant. Both are women with a common goal: to train and...

    Australia and IOM Unveil New Initiative to Boost Support for Migrant Workers from Pacific 

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Nuku'alofa, Tonga – The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Amy Pope and Pat Conroy, Australia’s Minister for...

    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...

    Government of Nigeria, IOM, Kingdom of Netherlands Bolster Support for Sustainable Community Development through...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Benin City, 22 August 2024 - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) with support from the Kingdom of the Netherlands through...

    IOM Champions Migration Solutions at UNGA 79

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). New York, 20 September – The 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 79) offers an opportunity to place...

    Harris or Trump: No Difference for Palestinians?

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). By Ted Glick — Does it make any difference to the Palestinian people whether it is Harris or Trump who wins? I...

    IBW Congratulates Chairman Richard Adams on Receiving Prestigious Proclamation from City of Pittsburgh

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Mayor Ed Gainey and the city honor Richard Adams for over four decades of leadership, integrity, and civic engagement The Institute of...