By Herb Boyd — Since its inception, the National Action Network (NAN) has grown exponentially, and the 35th convention this week, with standing-room-only attendance at the Sheraton Hotel, underscored its…
Herb Boyd is an American journalist, educator, author, and activist. His articles appear regularly in the New York Amsterdam News. He teaches black studies at the City College of New York and the College of New Rochelle.
By Herb Boyd — Since its inception, the National Action Network (NAN) has grown exponentially, and the 35th convention this week, with standing-room-only attendance at the Sheraton Hotel, underscored its…
Many will tell her story, but she told her story — and ours — best. By Herb Boyd — The name Assata Shakur is enshrined in the student center at…
By Herb Boyd — In this critical phase of our struggle to hold on to the unraveling strands of democracy, I recently made the rounds to the National Action Network…
Charles Bernard Rangel, the former congressman from Harlem, and the last remaining founder of the Congressional Black Caucus, has died at age 94. By Herb Boyd — Charles Bernard Rangel,…
By Herb Boyd — News that the U.S. Navy had exonerated 256 Black sailors who were unjustly court-martialed in 1944 following the Port Chicago explosion in California was all the…
By Herb Boyd — First I heard the drumming, then the chants of “Viva, Viva Palestina!” from a long line of protesters marching down 146th Street on Saturday right under…
By Herb Boyd — “William Strickland embraced the challenge of the writing of Malcolm’s life and he did so in spite of the numerous scheduling constraints placed upon a project…
By Herb Boyd — Those fortunate to join Joe “The Black Eagle” Madison on the airwaves were taken to the zenith of conversation and commentary. Few radio hosts were as…
By Herb Boyd — Special to IBW Finding the most exhilarating moment in four days of attendance at a tribute to Maurice Bishop, a former prime minister of Grenada who…
By Herb Boyd — Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., who distinguished himself in the courtroom and the classroom at Harvard University Law School, died on Friday in Odenton, Maryland after a…
By Herb Boyd — The Rev. Dr. JoAnn Watson’s legend reached well beyond the precincts of Detroit, where she was a formidable political leader of the City Council. In the…
By Herb Boyd — There were a number of memorable moments in the nearly weeklong commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the assassination of Medgar Wiley Evers, including the home…