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The University of the West Indies (The UWI)

Our Neighbour’s Keeper — The UWI response to the Caribbean disaster

By Editors' Choice

Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. W.I.  29 September 2017. During the past month the Caribbean has been pummelled by two catastrophic category 5 hurricanes: Irma and Maria. The aftermath of these hurricanes has been the loss of lives and significant damage to infrastructure across several Caribbean islands. The University of the West Indies (The UWI), has been working closely with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), as well as Heads of Government to mobilise its resources and expertise to provide support and relief.

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In this Dec. 18, 2016, file photo, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) and outside linebacker Eli Harold (58) kneel during the playing of the national anthem before an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Trump Tries to Divide Us, But We Are Better Nation Than That

By Editors' Choice

By Rev. Jesse Jackson — When Colin Kaepernick first took a knee during the national anthem last year, he acted alone, a silent protest against a society that repeatedly fails to hold police accountable for the killing of unarmed African Americans. Kaepernick was condemned and now essentially has been banned from the NFL, with the owners surely colluding to ensure that a quarterback of immense talent would not find a…

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September 25th Edition of Vantage Point Radio with Dr. Ron Daniels

By Vantage Point Radio, Video/Audio

Topics — Dr. Claud Anderson’s Powernomics Revisited and Revived, IBW’s Black Family Summit Responds to Hurricane Disasters, Commentary and Audience Call-In. Guests — Bob Law, Legendary Talk Show Host/Radio Activist, Brooklyn, N.Y., Leonard Dunston, Convener, IBW’s Black Family Summit, Durham, N.C., Rev. Randy Vaughn, Senior Pastor, Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church, Port Author, TX, Jacqui Patterson, Director, Environmental and Climate Justice Program, NAACP, Baltimore, MD (invited)

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Baltimore Ravens players, including former player Ray Lewis, second from right, kneel down during the playing of the U.S. national anthem before an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London, Sunday Sept. 24, 2017.

They Took a Knee

By News & Current Affairs

This weekend, a series of taunting messages from the president led to a widescale protest among players in the NFL, and beyond. Terrell Suggs took a knee. Leonard Fournette took a knee. At a game played in London on Sunday afternoon, many of their fellow Ravens and Jaguars took a knee. Before the Lions met the Falcons in Detroit on Sunday, Rico LaVelle sang “The Star-Spangled Banner.” And then he took a knee. They were replicating the gesture of Colin Kaepernick, the former 49ers quarterback who, starting in 2016, had been kneeling…

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