Most people think of “tree hugger” as a casual insult for a certain kind of environmentalist. The term actually has a proud history. It is time to take it back….
Twice last week, President Biden suggested without evidence that his uncle had been eaten by cannibals there after his plane went down off the New Guinea coast during World War…
By Herb Boyd — First I heard the drumming, then the chants of “Viva, Viva Palestina!” from a long line of protesters marching down 146th Street on Saturday right under…
By Emma Farge, Reuters — The United Nations human rights chief called for countries to take concrete steps on reparations for people of African descent at a U.N. meeting on…
By Emma Farge and Catarina Demony, Reuters — France should repay billions of dollars in reparations to Haiti to cover a debt formerly enslaved people were forced to pay in…
By Julianne Malveaux — Let me begin with the obligatory statements. What happened on October 7, 2023, was horrible. Hamas launched an attack on Israel that some describe as “unprovoked.”…
Media player powered by Black World Media Network April 22, 2024 Edition of Vantage Point On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor is joined…
May 5, 2024 — Haiti on Fire: Mobilizing to Address the Crisis in the First Black Republic. A Forum/Rally in Support of Haiti. Sunday, May 5th, 3:00 PM EST. First…
Some Haitian Americans say U.S. officials should be doing more to help those affected by the gang violence that has turned Port-au-Prince into a war zone. By Samantha Chery and…
João Cândido and other navy sailors radicalised in England held Rio de Janeiro hostage in a revolt over corporal punishment. By Tiago Rogero, The Guardian — He was a Black…
By Herb Boyd — “William Strickland embraced the challenge of the writing of Malcolm’s life and he did so in spite of the numerous scheduling constraints placed upon a project…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — In this month of remembering, reading and raising up the work and life of August Wilson (April 27, 1945-October 2, 2005), arguably the most successful…