Introduction The “invasion” of COVID-19 has caused a worldwide crisis. It was declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 1, 2020. More than 1.3 million…
By Verene A. Shepherd — Jamaican History is replete with stories of heroic men and women who at one time or another placed themselves on the frontline of battles for…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Indeed, it has been our history as a people to create free space in the midst of both the harshest and cleverly hidden oppression, lift…
Goodbye to an honest man’s campaign. By Elizabeth Bruenig, NYT — Bernie Sanders has ended his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, which is a tragedy, because he was right about virtually…
By Bashir Muhammad Akinyele, Patch — Hotep Peace!!! Take notes!!!!!!!!! At an US Congressional hearing on reparations in Washington D.C this past summer, internationally famous Black author Ta-Nehisi Coats told…
By Michael A. Grant, J.D. — A storm is passing over Planet Earth. It has picked up momentum. It is wreaking havoc on human beings of every stripe. It is…
Video: Jacqueline Luqman from The Real News Network talks with Dr. Ron Daniels about how America’s legacy of white supremacy has marginalized Black communities with redlining, segregation, poverty, and lack of access. Combating the history of abuse and mistrust is key to surviving the COVID-19 pandemic. Story Transcript: This is a rush transcript and may contain errors. It will be updated. Jacqueline L.: This is Jacqueline Luqman with The Real…
By Kathryn Krawczyk, The Week — Celebrities may be calling COVID-19 a “great equalizer,” but statistics from across the U.S. show that’s far from the truth. Coronavirus case numbers and…
A civil rights group and doctors cite reports that the pandemic is affecting African Americans at a disproportionate rate. By Vanessa Williams, The Washington Post — A civil rights group and hundreds of doctors are calling on the federal government to release race and ethnicity data on coronavirus infections and deaths from covid-19, citing reports that the pandemic is affecting African Americans at a disproportionate rate. The information is necessary to “better…
As predominately Black communities in the polluted areas along the Mississippi from New Orleans to Baton Rouge face heightened risks from COVID-19, the EPA has suspended enforcement of the environmental rules designed to protect them. By Sophie Kasakove, VICE — For Mary Hampton, social distancing is the easy part. Her biggest vulnerability during the coronavirus pandemic is beyond her control: the massive petrochemical plant just outside her home in Reserve,…
Black Enterprise Founder Earl Graves Sr. has passed away at age 85, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. By Derek T. Dingle, Black Enterprise — Black Enterprise Founder and Publisher…
Vantage Point Radio April 6, 2020 — On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor talks with guests Mayor Ras J. Baraka and callers. Topics…