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By Andrea Salcedo — In the months since Congress included around $4 billion in the latest stimulus bill to forgive loans for Black and other minority farmers, thousands of them have been pushing to finally see the money. The Department of Agriculture promised to start paying for loans this month. But now, that relief is again on hold thanks to a lawsuit brought by a conservative group on behalf of…
Monday, June 14, 2021 — On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor talks with special guest Julia Wright. Topic Remembering Black Boy and the Legacy of Richard Wright Special Guest Julia Wright, Social Justice Activist, Writer, Daughter of Richard Wright, Paris, France Plus The Professor on the Soap Box Ways to listen Live (Radio) — Mondays 3-4PM on WBAI, 99.5FM, Pacifica Network, New York…
The federal government often gives less help to Black disaster survivors than their white neighbors. That’s a challenge for President Biden, who has vowed to fight both inequality and climate change. By Christopher Flavelle, New York Times — Roy Vaussine and Charlotte Biagas live in modest, single-story homes about a dozen miles apart in southwest Louisiana. When Hurricane Laura tore through their community last August, the damage was nearly identical.…
The global impact of George Floyd: How Black Lives Matter protests shaped movements around the world
George Floyd's young daughter said, "Daddy changed the world." These global protests show how right she was. By Jason Silverstein, CBS News — George Floyd's murder in Minneapolis in May 2020 sparked the largest racial justice protests in the United States since the Civil Rights Movement. But the movement went far beyond this nation's borders — it inspired a global reckoning with racism. This time last year, countries across the globe had some of the largest…
By Fay Horwitt, Lanessa Owens-Chaplin and Trevor Smith Pop culture has made Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the violence that destroyed its Greenwood community the center of conversation in ways that it never has been before. The HBO series "Watchmen" kicked off with a vivid re-enactment of the massacre. The comic book series "Bitter Root" features the massacre as its heroic characters fight racism. But Greenwood wasn't the only Black Wall Street in America, and mass violence…
By Isabel Ringrose and Nick Clark — Around 180,000 people marched in central London on Saturday to demand freedom for Palestine. Protesters carried Palestinian flags and flares and brought anger to the streets. Crowds assembled at Embankment and marched passed parliament to Hyde Park. The march was militant and had many young Muslim women on it. Protesters Marie, Nadia and Miriam said it was “amazing” that so many people took to…
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If Joe Manchin won’t vote yes on the For the People Act, Biden needs to convince one Republican senator – and that’s not going to happen. By Robert Reich, The Guardian — Note: This article was originally published on June 8, 2021 On Sunday, the West Virginia senator Joe Manchin announced in an op-ed in the Charleston Gazette-Mail that he opposes the For the People Act. He also opposes ending…
“It is clearer than ever that the occupation is not temporary, and there is not the political will in the Israeli government to bring about its end.” By Ilan Baruch and Alon Liel — During our careers in the foreign service, we both served as Israel’s ambassador to South Africa. In this position, we learned firsthand about the reality of apartheid and the horrors it inflicted. But more than that…
The administration says it’s only concerned about the safety of migrants. Its actions continue to put them in danger. By Pedro Gerson, Slate — It may seem that there are few policy areas where Democrats and Republicans are more divided than immigration. After all, while former President Trump let xenophobia and cruelty towards migrants drive his policy decisions, President Biden has promised to implement policies that “promote integration, inclusion, and…
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By Perter Jamison, The Washington Post — The boy is perhaps 8 or 9 years old. In the black-and-white photo, his face is frozen in an open-mouthed grin, his small arms tucked respectfully behind his back. He stands alone, a Black child in dark slacks and a light, collared shirt. Pine trees rise in the blurry background, dark slashes against an overexposed sky. The second boy, who holds the photograph,…
By J. Paul — On Tuesday May 31, 1921, the Oklahoma City Indians baseball team took to the field against the Tulsa Oilers for an afternoon doubleheader. The first game, beginning at 2:00 pm, resulted in a 2-1 victory for the Oklahoma City (OKC) Indians. Then, after a short rest period between games, the Tulsa Oilers rallied for a 6-5 victory that lasted two hours and stretched into the tenth inning.1…
As Black and African people, our power is in organizing ourselves globally, says Black radical scholar Kehinde Andrews. By Lamont Lilly, Truthout — As Black Lives Matter continues to flourish in the United States and beyond, many activists within the movement are calling for renewed internationalism and collaboration among people across the African Diaspora. In this exclusive interview, author, activist and Black radical scholar Kehinde Andrews issues the call: “We…
President’s speech marks 100 years since the mass killing as part of a day of remembrance for the hundreds of Black victims. By Edward Helmore In a speech marking 100 years since the Tulsa race massacre, Joe Biden called on Americans to think upon “the deep roots of racial terror” in the United States and to destroy systemic racism in their society. In hard-hitting words as part of a declaration of…
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How the George Floyd Uprising Was Framed for White Eyes
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