
If you’re reading this, you probably follow the news. So you’ve probably heard of the latest iteration of the “crisis at the border”:
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.
If you’re reading this, you probably follow the news. So you’ve probably heard of the latest iteration of the “crisis at the border”:
Slavery’s damaging legacy continues to endure because strategies for redress have been limited by the conventional wisdom of the time and white resistance to compensatory programs.
WASHINGTON — One of the largest labor unions in the country is severing its ties with the United Negro College Fund over the storied scholarship group’s relationship with the Koch brothers.
When Luiz Pinto was growing up, his parents wouldn’t let the family talk about slavery. The issue raised ugly memories.
As China’s economy declines, inequality is growing. A recent study by Yu Xie and Xiang Zhou finds that China’s Gini coefficient surpassed 0.50 in 2010…
A worker hands a food order over to a customer as demonstrators march through a Burger King restaurant drive-thru in Atlanta, Georgia, protesting for higher wages and a worker’s union.
With 17 months before the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) reach their targets by the December 2015 deadline, the United Nations is trumpeting its limited successes
SAN FRANCISCO, Jul 9 2014 (IPS) – In recent months, an unprecedented surge of refugee women and children has been traveling alone to the United States to seek protection at our southern border.
NEW YORK — A comprehensive new bill would ensure that marijuana in New York state is decriminalized not only for white people, but for all people, a group of progressive lawmakers said Wednesday.
World Cup host team and 5-time champion Brazil, which Nate Silver picked to win the entire tournament for a sixth time, looked like kindergarten students on the field with Germany yesterday.
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten, Jul 2 2014 (IPS) – As the costs of climate change continue to mount, officials with the Commonwealth grouping say it is vital that Small Island Developing States (SIDS)…
You can’t ignore a rogue Caribbean communist island a jump from the Florida coast, especially when it’s run by guys named Castro. But President Obama didn’t want his spot blown when he sent a low-key missive to Cuban President Raúl Castro just a couple of weeks ago.