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Message of Solidarity to the Guyana Reparations Committee from Prof. Sir Hilary Beckles, Chair of the CARICOM Reparations Commission and Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies.

By IBW21Reparations

. May 20, 2016 Your Excellency President Granger, Ministers of Government, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. I am delighted and honored to send…

May 24, 2016

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SPEECH BY REVD. JESSE JACKSON ON THE OCCASION OF THE FRENCH NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF SLAVERY AND OF ITS ABOLITION.

By IBW21Commentaries/Opinions

I thank President Hollande, Minister Pau Langevin, for their gracious invitation to this momentous occasion. I thank the Ministers, the president of the Senate and the President of the National…

May 24, 2016

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Two Major Events on Reparatory Justice – June 10th & 11th, 2016, Atlanta, GA

By IBW21Events

May 20, 2016

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The Caribbean Diaspora Disconnect

By IBW21Editors' Choice

By Anton Edmunds WASHINGTON, United States– At the end of a recent speech on U.S.–Jamaica relations, former Jamaican diplomat Ambassador Curtis Ward weighed in on what he termed the…

May 16, 2016

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Development of marijuana industry urgent, says Jamaican finance minister

By IBW21Editors' Choice

By Alecia Smith-Edwards KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister of finance and the public service, Audley Shaw, says Jamaica must move with urgency to develop a medical marijuana industry. He pointed…

May 16, 2016

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Black scholar tells why drug reform includes legalizing and regulating marijuana

By IBW21News & Current Affairs

By Charlene Muhammad (Contributing Writer) Dr. Ron Daniels Reform drug laws, by decriminalizing, legalizing, and regulating marijuana, Dr. Ron Daniels, veteran social and political activist, advocated during an intimate lunch…

May 16, 2016

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Ser Negro Es Hermoso Campaign Seeks to Teach Afro-Colombians That Black Is Beautiful

By IBW21Editors' Choice

By: Kiratiana Freelon The campaign included 15 photos of Afro-Colombians shot low-key, which yields the entire photo in various shades of black. The man seen in this photo, “the black angel,”…

May 15, 2016

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A First Look at the National Museum of African American History and Culture

By IBW21Editors' Choice

By: Tracy L. Scott An outside shot of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Race can be a polarizing topic in…

May 15, 2016

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Trump’s Support Isn’t Just From Old, Racist White Guys

By IBW21Commentaries/Opinions

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson The prototypical Trump backer is a poorly educated, slob of a blue collar white male worker or farmer in the backwoods of the Deep South or…

May 14, 2016

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The Failed Promise of Legal Pot

By IBW21News & Current Affairs

By Tom James New laws on marijuana were supposed to boost tax revenues and free up cops to go after “real” criminals. But underground sales—and arrests—are still thriving. It’s just…

May 13, 2016

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Protesters shut down Lake Shore Drive in Chicago to demand the firing of Chicago police officer Dante Servin and the restoration of funding to Chicago State University. (Photo: Kelly Hayes)

Black Organizers In Chicago Get In “Formation” For Black Lives And Public Education

By IBW21News & Current Affairs

Above Photo: Protesters shut down Lake Shore Drive in Chicago to demand the firing of Chicago police officer Dante Servin and the restoration of funding to Chicago State University. (Photo: Kelly…

May 13, 2016

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Michael Ratner, Relentless Radical Lawyer, Dies

By IBW21Editors' Choice

Note: I knew Michael Ratner was ill and was hoping he would recover but sadly tonight we found out he didn’t. I got to know Michael when he was representing Julian Assange…

May 12, 2016

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