The speed with which American film star Danny Glover answered the question left no doubt about the strong position he holds on the issue. “Absolutely! That’s something I support,” he…
By Sarah van Gelder Grace Lee Boggs, 1915-2015. (Photo by Eric Seals) This week, I returned to Detroit as I have every few years. On Thursday, I visited the James…
Above: People listen to speeches during the Justice or Else! rally on the National Mall in Washington, DC on October 10, 2015 (AFP Photo/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds) Twenty years after the Million Man…
By Raulston NEMBHARD In attempting to reassert Britain’s geopolitical interests in the region, British Prime Minister David Cameron made a stop in Jamaica last week. He was given the customary…
By Ricardo Makyn He is known for his roles in iconic films such as the Lethal Weapon series and the Color Purple, but a little less-known fact about actor Danny…
By Julia Craven WASHINGTON — In July 2013, Opal Tometi walked out of a New York movie theater. She had just finished watching Fruitvale Station, a film documenting the lead-up…
Cameron … of great significance are the actions that Britain took to wipe slavery off the high seas and off the planet. British Prime Minister David Cameron has told Jamaican…
By Milton Allimadi President Maduro, right, shown with State Senator Perkins. Photo: Black Star News Venezuelan Mentions Ferguson “Event” and Black Lives Matter Speaking before a welcoming audience in Harlem…
By Joel Northam The Black Lives Matter movement exhibited a schism since the first few days following the first Ferguson rebellion. I remember watching live streams of the rebellion early…
By Jennifer Turner Next week, the U.N. Human Rights Council will formally adopt the first-ever U.N. report on mass incarceration. In this groundbreaking report, the U.N. high commissioner for human…