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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.

Kamala Harris: Are We Looking at the Next US Sen. From Calif.?

By News & Current Affairs

You might be dreading 2016 because it will be the last year of the first black president.

But all is not lost, fam. Chances are you’ll get your first African-American female senator in over 15 years.

With Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) retiring, history is about to make another run. The Golden State’s attorney general, Kamala Harris, a Democrat, is announcing her bid for the seat. Going in quick and early, less than a full week after Boxer’s retirement news, signals shrewd mastery of the political calendar. That potentially clears a crowded field. Potential rival Northern California golden boy Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom already pulled his name from contention and instead put first dibs on the governor’s mansion for 2018.

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January 13, 2015
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The Boko Haram Death Toll

By Editors' Choice

News came from northeast Nigeria on January 3rd that the Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram had attacked Baga, a fishing town of ten thousand people on the shores of Lake Chad that has been raided by the militants before.

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January 12, 2015
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The Distorted Exaggeration of Black-on-Black Crime Ignores Much of America’s Criminality

By Commentaries/Opinions

Ongoing protests against police brutality have revealed how distorted the American discourse on crime is. The biggest myth animating this discourse is black criminality: the notion that black people commit more crime, and therefore deserve more heavy-handed policing. Just a few weeks ago, on NBC’s Meet the Press, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani chided the network, saying, “I find it very disappointing that you’re not discussing the fact that 93 percent of blacks in America are killed by other blacks.”

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January 12, 2015
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