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 increase in police brutality in this country is a frightening reality. In the last decade alone the number of people murdered by police has reached 5,000. The number of soldiers killed since the inception of the Iraq war, 4489.
By Chris Hedges
I began teaching a class of 28 prisoners at a maximum-security prison in New Jersey during the first week of September.
By Mark Gevisser
Nelson Mandela’s body was laid to rest in a solemn and moving funeral ceremony today, as the world commemorated a man who embodied the human will to do good.
Pope Francis says trickle-down economics do not help the poor, in a wide-ranging interview with Italian daily La Stampa
Gary Younge and Daniel Howden in Qunu
A week of mourning ends with military and moving tributes as the father of South African democracy is finally laid to rest
By Emily DePrang
Sebastian Prevot watched helplessly as three police officers advanced on his wife. Prevot was handcuffed and bleeding in the back of a cop car.
Dr Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, Truthout.
At the dawn of the Nelson Mandela administration, I had the extraordinary privilege to sit at the table with the new African National Congress leadership as the Environmental Protection Agency-White House liaison to the South African government.
By Sarah Lazare
Students, teachers, and community groups are launching coordinated marches, town hall meetings, and teach-ins Monday in over 60 cities across the United States, demanding an end to the austerity, standardized testing, privatization, and union-busting they say is gutting public schools nationwide.
By Aisha Harris, Slate Magazine
Earlier this week, I argued that our image of Santa Claus should no longer be a white man, but, instead, a penguin. I hoped the piece would come across as a little tongue-in-cheek, while at the same time expressing my real concern that America continues to promote the harmful idea of whiteness-as-default.
By David Freedlander
Forget decriminalization or medical marijuana. Bolstered by state ballot victories, top-tier contenders in 2014 are seeking full legalization, the drug’s highest-profile advocacy ever.
By Michael Daly
Not long after his release, the Nobel winner was granted the title by the prime minister of Greenland. He took it to heart—even fighting for Christmas equality for South African kids.
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