
By Amanda Marcotteand, Salon — After the dramatic arrest of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in Bermuda on Monday night, the Department of Justice laid out a series of fraud charges against…
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.
By Amanda Marcotteand, Salon — After the dramatic arrest of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in Bermuda on Monday night, the Department of Justice laid out a series of fraud charges against…
A summit offers the Biden administration a chance to compete with rivals, while testing its commitment to democratic values. By Nosmot Gbadamosi, Foreign Policy — The United States Is Back…
The United States will commit $55 billion to Africa over the next three years as President Joe Biden prepares to host the U.S.-Africa summit this week and discuss 2023 elections…
By Jeff Mason and Daphne Psaledakis, Reuters — U.S. President Joe Biden will announce on Tuesday the establishment of an advisory council on engagement with the African diaspora in the…
Adams’ comments come amid a renewed push for legislation that would create a reparations study commission in the Empire State, similar to a statewide panel established in California in 2020….
The group will make recommendations on compensation for institutional discrimination against African Americans by mid-2023. By Mark Eichmann, WHYY — Citing systemic racial disparities, racist practices and procedures, and institutional…
By Daniel Steyn, allAfrica — The President’s Fund is growing as apartheid’s victims wait The President’s Fund was established to pay reparations to victims of human rights abuses under apartheid….
The longtime House member becomes mayor as the city faces a siege of homelessness and violent crime that prior leaders have failed to halt. By Reis Thebault, The Washington Post…
New headquarters for West African regional bloc is Beijing’s latest multimillion dollar ‘gift’ in decades of diplomatic outreach. The structures are meant to project Beijing as an enduring partner on…
Black homeownership is often caught up in the institutional failures of the past and the continued transgressions today. By Ronda Lee, Yahoo! Money — For Mel Ligon and his wife,…
By Scott Neuman, NPR — Shortly after going to work for the Tulsa Historical Society in 2001, Michelle Place recalls historian Richard Warner hefting a large cardboard box atop her…
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill in 2020 to create a statewide panel to study reparations for Black Californians. By Kurtis Lee, The New York Times — When Gov. Gavin…