By Asaf Shalev and Philissa Cramer — On his path to the article that would get many Americans to consider reparations for Black people for the first time, Ta-Nehisi Coates…
We of the Pan African Unity Dialogue (PAUD), an initiative of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW) express our resolute condemnation of the recent military coup in…
Recorded October 28, 2021 — Join us for “End the Moroccan Occupation of the Western Sahara—Africa’s Last Remaining Colony”, a webinar presented by The Campaign to End the Occupation of…
It is impossible to quantify how much the slave trade impacted the reputation of African mathematics, but we are slowly regaining a better perspective. By Michael Brooks, Independent — In…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — The meaning and mission of manhood, especially Black manhood, is an ancient and ongoing question, for it is not only about a presence, but also…
Is a united Africa, freed from the legacy of colonialism, possible? The Pan-African movement has been advocated by many different voices, underpinned by a belief in the common destiny in…
How kidnapping became normal in Haiti. By Mary Harris, Slate — Kidnapping has become normal in Haiti. So normal that when Jacqueline Charles, who reports on the Caribbean for the…
By Alison Kentish, IPS — The Rastafarian organizations in the Caribbean are determined that the issue of slavery reparations will emerge from the eclipse of COVID-19. As the world deals…
By Baher Kamal, IPS — While Africa reportedly causes just 4 percent of global emissions of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) —an acidic colourless gas with a density about 53% higher than…
By Thom Hartmann — While it’s fashionable in some circles to compare Donald Trump and the modern-day GOP to Hitler or Mussolini and their fascist movements from the 1930s, what’s…
Haiti aided Latin American independence movements; Latinxs are returning the favor with silence & broken promises By France Francois, Refinery29— In 1815, Spain’s defeat of Simón Bolívar’s revolutionary army in…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — It was great to see President Barack Obama in Richmond, Virginia, campaigning with former governor and current gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe on October 23. He…