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.
In response to a letter of protest signed by more than 1,000 women of color, Joshua DuBois penned a thoughtful defense at The Daily Beast of President Obama and My Brother’s Keeper, the $200 million public-private initiative to improve life outcomes and address opportunity gaps for men and boys of color.
The government isn’t allowed to wiretap American citizens without a warrant from a judge.
For decades the ability to study the medicinal effects of marijuana have been obstructed by the federal government.
In the mid-1960s, when author, historian, and political economist Gar Alperovitz [6] was working as legislative director for Senator Gaylord Nelson, change was in the air.
As the world is watching the impact of marijuana legalization measures in Uruguay and several American states, the United Nations warns that the widespread public perception that pot is a low-risk drug is dangerously mistaken.
Protesters who for over a year have railed against the “extremist” policies of the North Carolina legislature are now bringing their fight to the voting booth as the movement known as Moral Mondays launched a bold initiative to get-out-the-vote this week.
The idea of capitalism as an expression of economic freedom that also secures moral and political freedom of thought, or the notion that “free-market” economies are guided…
The Republican primary in Mississippi was won by the candidate with black support because African-American voters were smart enough to intervene. They should do every time.
On June 26, people in over 100 cities in at least 46 countries will speak out against the war on drugs.
A CBS poll taken in early January of this year concluded that 86 percent of the nation now supports safe access to cannabis at a doctor’s discretion…
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