
By NNPA Newswire — In March 2020, when college campuses across the country closed and sent students home, many HBCUs continued to house hundreds of students who did not have…
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 NNPA Newswire — In March 2020, when college campuses across the country closed and sent students home, many HBCUs continued to house hundreds of students who did not have…
By W. E. B. Du Bois (April 1925) — ONCE upon a time in my younger years and in the dawn of this century I wrote: “The problem of the…
Russia and Ukraine are major food exporters. This war threatens to drive millions more into food insecurity globally. By John Knefel, Truthout — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is threatening to…
By Mike Schneider, Associated Press — Brandon Manning and his wife were both born in the U.S. South and had been itching to return, but Manning didn’t want to go…
Monday, March 14, 2022 — On this Women’s History Month Phenomenal Black Women Series edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor is joined by Dr. Brenda…
By Jennifer Popper, TAPinto — Editor’s Note: This is to acknowledge that the resolution being introduced is specific to an Assembly bill about Newark, not Plainfield. An earlier version of…
By GBH News — Plans for reparations are starting to emerge across the country after various measures have been under consideration for more than 150 years. However, what will these…
The bureau estimated that the 2020 census incorrectly counted 18.8 million residents, double-counting some, wrongly including others, and missing others entirely, even as it came extremely close to reaching an…
By Austyn Gaffney, Smart Cities Dive — Dive Brief: Providence, Rhode Island, Mayor Jorge Elorza last week signed an executive order creating a city commission to develop recommendations on how to facilitate…
The Underground Railroad conductor’s understanding of botany, wildlife biology, geography and astronomy allowed her to guide herself and others to safety By Liza Weisstuch, Smithsonian — Harriet Tubman successfully navigated…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Senior National Correspondent — For several years Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has picked up the mantle to lead efforts to create a commission to study…
Mayor calls it an important step toward meeting his five-year equitable growth goal of creating or preserving 6,600 affordable homes in Newark Newark, NJ, March 8, 2022 — At today’s…