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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.

Why This Company Wants You in Prison

By Commentaries/Opinions

By Jesse Lava and Sarah Solon

“CCA” has become a dirty word.

Kanye West cited it when rapping about America’s class of “New Slaves.” Anonymous invoked it to describe a bad financial investment that undermines justice. And for state after state, the word represents a failed approach to public safety.

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The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Universal Struggle for African Freedom: 50 Years Later- A Pan African Perspective

By Commentaries/Opinions, Editors' Choice

By Ed Brown
August 28, 2013, marked the 50th Anniversary of the historic March on Washington. On this day in 1963 more than two-hundred and fifty thousand (250,000) people came to Washington, from all corners of America, to march for freedom, jobs and the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Bill.

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