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Vantage Point Radio — Tribute to Haki Madhubuti and 50th Anniversary of Third World Press Foundation
Topic — Tribute to Haki Madhubuti and 50th Anniversary of Third World Press Foundation. Guests — Haki Madhubuti, Co-Founder, Third World Press Foundation, Chicago. Safisha Madhubuti, Co-Founder, Third World Press Foundation, Chicago. Herb Boyd, Writer, Author, Political Commentator, New York. Bakari Kitwana, Author, Political Commentator, Hip Hop Activist, New York
Reparations Made Simple (or almost everybody’s Guide to Reparations) The campaign to secure “Reparations” for the multiplicity of genocides and crimes that have been committed against the sons and daughters…
Video Source: GMS Spiritual Swords Tim Wise – White Privilege, Racism, White Denial & The Cost of Inequality
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Source: talkingsticktv Tim Wise author of “White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son” speaking on white privilege June 25, 2002 at Bloedel Hall, St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle.
Video Source: Triton Talks Lecture Series at Edmonds C.C. “But Some of My Best Friends Are Black, Racism & the Culture of Denial,” Tim Wise, Jan. 11, 2005
Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. W.I. 29 September 2017. During the past month the Caribbean has been pummelled by two catastrophic category 5 hurricanes: Irma and Maria. The aftermath of these hurricanes has been the loss of lives and significant damage to infrastructure across several Caribbean islands. The University of the West Indies (The UWI), has been working closely with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), as well as Heads of Government to mobilise its resources and expertise to provide support and relief.