
The shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri
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.
The shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri
I suppose there is no longer much point in debating the facts surrounding the shooting of Michael Brown.
As the longest serving leader in the Caribbean, Prime Minister Ralph E. Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has few reservations about the topics he chooses to discuss and the positions he takes, and that’s why during his recent visit to the states it was interesting to hear his comments on reparations.
Monday the public learned that a Missouri grand jury found that it did not have sufficient evidence to indict Michael Brown’s shooter, Police Officer Darren Wilson.
Tonight, St. Louis County District Attorney Robert McCulloch announced the decision of the grand jury in the killing of Michael Brown…
The National Collaborative for Health Equity joins many other racial justice organizations around the nation in decrying the failure of the Grand Jury
Each November, as Americans fill up on cranberries and stuffing, the Dutch fight back the dark winter with a holiday of their own.
Nearly every night in Ferguson, a group of protesters gathers in front of the police department demanding justice for Michael Brown.
Millions of undocumented immigrants living in the United States can now be spared deportation and given the opportunity to live in the country legally by an executive order announced by President Obama last night.
FERGUSON, Mo. — In the beginning, they came to the protests just like everyone else. Alexis Templeton and Johnetta Elzie put their college studies on the back burner so they could join the marchers…
November 20 is Brazil’s Black Consciousness Day. However, for a group of black mothers in the city of Salvador, Bahia, this year’s action will not be about traditional black political questions like affirmative action or identity politics. Instead, they will host a silent protest in front of the Bahian governor’s office in honor of their children who have been killed or “disappeared” by the police. They will demand justice during a day of mourning and struggle.
The Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW) in conjunction with the Philadelphia Region Justice Collaborative (PRJC) will convene a Town Hall meeting followed by a mini conference to address the plague of violence and fratricide in African-American communities in Philadelphia and other major cities across the country. Both events will take place at Philadelphia’s historic Church of the Advocate, 1801 West Diamond Street, on November 20th and 21st.
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