By David A. Comissiong
Human nature being what it is, it is perhaps inevitable that there will be some tension between our new multi-territory Federal State and the individual island-states. This is to be expected.
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 David A. Comissiong
Human nature being what it is, it is perhaps inevitable that there will be some tension between our new multi-territory Federal State and the individual island-states. This is to be expected.
ROME, Italy, – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has met Pope Francis discussing matters of common interest, according to a release from the Vatican.
By Richard Rothstein
In the last week, we’ve paid great attention to Nelson Mandela’s call for forgiveness and reconciliation between South Africa’s former white rulers and its exploited black majority.
By Dr Marsha Coleman-Adebayo
Nelson Mandela waved to supporters after he voted in South Africa’s first post-Apartheid election, near Durban, April 27, 1994
There are more African Americans under correctional control today ̶ in prison or jail, on probation or parole ̶ than were enslaved in 1850, a decade before the Civil War began.
Barack Obama is the historic worst of all 44 U.S. presidents when it comes to exercising the executive powers of clemency, which includes pardons and commutation of sentences for prisoners.
Albert Oppong-Ansah
It was 20-year-old Fizer Boa who first migrated south to Ghana’s capital, Accra, to work in the local Abobloshie market as a porter or “Kayayei”.
Marianela Jarroud
The promised structural reforms to modify the political system inherited from Chile’s 1973-1990 dictatorship and reduce the severe social inequalities in the country propelled Michelle Bachelet to a resounding triumph in the Sunday Dec. 15 runoff election.
(FinalCall.com) – Ten days of mourning and celebrating Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ended with an emotional yet dignified state funeral and burial in the hills of Qunu, the former South African president’s ancestral home village
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – African-Americans have been pummeled by the recent financial crisis, including facing the most adverse consequences of credit card debt, and higher interest rates, according to a recently released study by the NAACP and Demos, a U.S.-based research and policy center.
by Judith Browne Dianis
Every child should be able to dream big, yet we’re facing a discipline crisis in schools across the United States.
By Paul Armentano, High Times
There’s very little data to suggest that cannabis causes long-lasting memory problems or an increased risk of schizophrenia