Monday, July 5, 2021 — On this Frederick Douglass Day edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor talks special guests Marc Morial and Ryan P. Hayggod….
How the meticulous bookkeeping of two sisters led to reparations for Black people across the country
One program that benefited helps expose D.C. teenagers to nature, often for the first time. By Theresa Vargas, The Washington Post — The teenagers show up each Saturday to explore…
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass gave a speech at an event commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence, held at Rochester’s Corinthian Hall. —— Mr. President, Friends and…
Eugene city councilors looked at reparations efforts in other cities across the country and discussed possibilities in Eugene. By Leo Baudhuin, Eugene Weekly — One year after Black Lives Matter…
As a descendant of the Tulsa Race Massacre, I made the case for reparations. By Tiffany Crutcher, The Progressive — On June 1, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the…
City has replaced more than 20,000 lead service lines throughout Newark. Newark, New Jersey — On Thursday, Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced that the average lead levels in Newark water…
Hundreds of New York City’s streets, neighborhoods, parks, schools, and other sites are odes to individuals and families who bought and sold slaves in New York. Five of the mayoral…
By Elizabeth Morgan, Jamaica Gleaner — The coming week is significant for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) as Sunday, July 4 is officially CARICOM Day marking 48 years since the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas in Trinidad and Tobago on July 4, 1973, creating the Community. On Monday, July 5, CARICOM will mark another anniversary, the 20th year since the signing of the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas (RTC) on July…
The founder of BET is pushing a $14 trillion reparations proposal he says would provide enough to close the giant Black/white wealth gap. By Dion Rabouin, Vice — Robert L….
After recent national elections and with continued violence in Tigray, Ian Bremmer looks at the future of Ethiopia. By Ian Bremmer, TIME — Ethiopia stands at a crossroads. On June…
Throughout American history victims have been given reparations for their suffering, but African Americans have never been compensated for hundreds of years of unpaid labor, as well as targeted discrimination…
The fact that nearly half the world’s population is still struggling to escape poverty while global temperatures hurtle upward is not a coincidence. By Patrick Greiner, The Conversation — While…