College administrators hope that the end of the school year will diminish the protests, but the activists are making plans for the summer and beyond. By Tim Craig and Susan…
Reimagine Public Safety Pledge Workshop: Transforming the Response to Crisis Calls for Service On May 29th at 3:00pm EST, John Jay College’s Future of Public Safety Initiative will host the third in…
There is a long history of students organizing for divestment from states and institutions complicit in criminal acts, apartheid, and genocide. Today’s campus protests against Israel are building on that…
Students across the US are forging bonds in the face of brutal power structures. You might say they’ve already won. By Razia Iqbal, The Guardian — Teaching an undergraduate class…
By Ted Glick — April 30 is a day I remember because it is my mom’s birthday. She died in 2005. But it’s also a day I remember because, on…
By Ben Jealous — In Waukegan, Illinois, about 40 miles north of Chicago, Dulce Ortiz is celebrating with her children. Ortiz is a cofounder of the local environmental justice organization…
Kenya, Benin, and Chad are among the Africans; Bahamas, Jamaica, and Barbados are among the Caribbeans; and Bangladesh. Article source: Dominican Today — Seven countries from Africa, the Caribbean, and…
Some recent polls surprisingly showed that if the presidential election was held today, 17% of Black voters say they would vote for Trump. By Donald M Suggs, Word In Black…
A Poll Report from Earn the Black Vote Announces The Creation of a Reparations Commission Will Boost Biden’s Electoral Prospects in Key States. The Earn the Black Vote Collaborative, a…
NEW YORK (April 25, 2024) — National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial, National Action Network Founder and President Rev. Al Sharpton, and Haiti Support Project Founder Dr….
By Catarina Demony, Reuters — President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said late on Tuesday that Portugal was responsible for crimes committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, and suggested…
California became the first state in the nation to come up with a plan to address reparations for slavery and the lingering effects of anti-Black racism in the United States….