IBW21 (The Institute of the Black World 21st Century) is committed to enhancing the capacity of Black communities in the U.S. and globally to achieve cultural, social, economic and political equality and an enhanced quality of life for all marginalized people.
By James Kilgore – This story is the second in a new Truthout series, Severed Ties: The Human Toll of Prisons. This series will dive deeply into the impact of incarceration on families, loved ones and communities, demonstrating how the United States’ incarceration of more than 2 million people also harms many millions more — including 2.7 million children.
By Alexandra Rosenmann – “Some of the biggest backers of Donald Trump’s presidency were for-profit prison operators.”
By Chris Hedges – Steve Bannon’s fascist yearnings are the cornerstone of Trump’s immigration policy.
By Rebekah Barber – The courts have found that voter ID laws intentionally discriminate against voters of color. Now newly published research offers details about the laws’ politically suppressive effects.
By Barbara Ransbury – Revolution! The word means different things to different people. It has been made seductive by the work of artists like Lin-Manuel Miranda, in his groundbreaking musical, Hamilton…
More white Obama voters switched to third-party candidates than voted for Trump, yet the media won’t let it go.
He recognizes the need for a big-picture approach to political challenges that includes a “Right to Vote Amendment” to the U.S. Constitution.
By Chris Hedges – At this frightening moment in American history—with a racist in the White House and amid rising levels of racial hatred—there is no more important writer than Baldwin.
By: Daniel Peterson – The economic difference between the African-American communities is among the most crucial factors in the rise of Black Lives Matter, led by a new generation of college students and graduates.
Transcending the Masters’ Tools By Ajamu Baraka – Fifty-two years-ago on February 21st, the world lost the great anti-colonial fighter, Malcolm X. Around the world, millions pause on this anniversary and take note of the life and contribution of Brother Malcolm. Two years ago…
By Stephen A. Crockett Jr. – I’m really reaching my threshold with this president. On Tuesday he visited the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture and made a tone-deaf, rambling speech. While we’ve become used to his stream of consciousness attempts at public speaking, Trump’s ability to just flat out act as if he’s not the perpetrator of the most xenophobic administrations this country has ever known is mind-boggling. I will break down the speech so that you don’t have to waste your time watching it.
By Sophia A. McClennen – A powerful new film confronts our country’s racism past and present – About two years ago April Reign decided to encapsulate her frustration at yet another slate of white Academy Award nominees by launching the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite. The hashtag turned into a rallying cry for increased diversity not just in Oscar nominations but throughout the film industry.
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