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 John Murawski, RealClearInvestigations — Georgetown University’s public atonement for its historical links to slavery has attracted special attention. Since the student newspaper jolted the campus in 2014 with accounts…
By Frances Madeson, Toward Freedom — Every year on July 2, the extended family of 67-year-old Dhati Kennedy gathers on the banks of the Mississippi River to pray, sing and…
Monday, July 11, 2022 — On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka “The Professor” is joined by special guests Dr. Esther Ojulari and Shawyn Patterson-Howard. Topic…
Black Americans are almost twice as likely to be denied a mortgage than their white counterparts. By Nathalie Jimenez, BBC News — Katrinka Cox lives the American Dream: a green…
By Ken Chitwood, The Conversation — 1. What is Eid? Eid literally means a “festival” or “feast” in Arabic. It is celebrated twice a year as Eid al-Adha, (pronounced eed…
This edition of Reparation Conversations pays respect to George Lamming, by presenting excerpts from the 2014 George Lamming Distinguished Lecture, which was delivered by Professor Verene Shepherd at Errol Barrow…
When Rosa Parks was arrested for sitting in the front of a bus in Montgomery, Fred Gray was her lawyer. Now he’s being honored for a lifetime of civil rights…
By overturning Roe v. Wade, the US Supreme Court has thrown the issue of abortion back to the states – and made it harder for Black and brown women to…
By David Badash, The New Civil Rights Movement — An advisory group of Texas educators has proposed changing the word “slavery” to “involuntary relocation” after the Texas State Board of…
By Xinhua — The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday warned of a “dire” rise in hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean, after the number of…
Hennepin County, where George Floyd was murdered by former police officer Derek Chauvin, is set to make history by electing its first sheriff of color. By Jeroslyn Johnson, Black Enterprise…
After the Civil War, African Americans in the South transformed Independence Day into a celebration of their newly won freedom. By Ethan J. Kytle and Blain Roberts, The Atlantic —…
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