White nationalists and neo-Nazis demonstrated in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday. Photo – Edu Bayer, The New York Times By Michael Eric Dyson — The late, great Gore Vidal said that…
By Phillip Smith, www.alternet.org Last month, the Drug Policy Alliance released a report noting that marijuana arrests under New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio continue to be marked by…
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., ONH (August 17, 1887 – June 10, 1940), was a Jamaican political leader, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator who was a proponent of the Pan-Africanism movement,…
The following article contains graphic images of lynching. By Carol Anderson It was well after the Civil Rights Movement. Decades, even. Yet, the bodies of black people continued to pile up—the…
China plans to build markets in Port-au-Prince under the new initiative. China plans to invest $30 billion in Haiti’s infrastructure according to the Haitian Press Agency (AHP). This week the…
By Dr. Vishnu Bisram Every year since 1985, the emancipation of enslaved Africans is celebrated in Trinidad and Tobago on Aug. 1 which has been declared a national holiday. Slavery…
Even in this early stage of the Second World War, ethnic minority British citizens did show enormous courage – one of the bravest ARP men during the Blitz was black,…
Vantage Point, August 7th Fund Drive Edition. Dedicated to the Memory of Boukman. Topic: Perspectives on the Haitian Revolution. Guests: Dowoti Desir, New York, NY and Patrick Delices, New York,…
By Aimee Lewis (CNN) — The end is coming. A marvel of this sporting age is one championship away from retirement, 30 seconds or so from consigning himself to history. The…
While Turkey is home to many ethnic minorities, this community often attracts immediate attention, particularly in the wake of the recent refugee crisis. By Alev Scott, bbc.com In the sleepy…
The Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW) Stands with Colin Kaepernick IBW Calls on Baltimore Ravens fans to urge team to hire him Baltimore, Aug. 3 —…
Yusuf Nuruddin, a veteran activist, has worked with the Network of Black Organizers, the National Black United Front and the Black Radical Congress. Currently he is adjunct professor of African American…