By Sarah Lazare – A new coalition emerges. On April 4, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “Beyond Vietnam” speech in which he denounced the scourges of “poverty, racism, and militarism.” Exactly one year later, he was assassinated…
By Michael Harriot – One of the biggest bait and switches ever pulled on American citizens was the ruse of collectively shared farming. It was a simple but effective long con. Farmers and plantation owners convinced newly freed slaves and poor people to work a portion of their land in exchange for a share of the harvest.
By Tracy Jan – #BankBlack movement tries to invigorate the dwindling numbers of black-owned banks.
Like all the great men and women who compose and construct this sacred narrative we know as our history, African history, both the life and death of Martin Luther King…
By Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove – From Martin Luther King Jr. to Moral Mondays protesting peacefully in North Carolina. The following is an excerpt from The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement Is Overcoming the Politics of Division and Fear by the Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II with Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove (Beacon Press, 2016). Reprinted with permission from Beacon Press.
By the time you read this, Alexander Acosta, the 45th President’s nominee for Secretary of Labor, is likely to have been confirmed by the full Senate. He got narrow approval from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions by a 12-11 party line vote. I don’t blame the Democrats for opposing the Acosta nomination. In his televised hearing, he was as slippery as Supreme Court nominee, Neil…
By Chris Arnade – Residents who know the ugliness of racial politics all too well blame automation, not immigrants, for the destruction and despair that Trump promised to fix.
By Tana Ganeva – In 2010, the FBI launched Next Generation Identification, a sprawling, complex program designed to use biometric tools like facial recognition, finger and palm prints, and iris scans in criminal investigations. At the time, privacy advocates worried that the FBI would collect and use the data without adequate oversight or privacy protections, especially given the rapid advances in facial recognition technology.
By Vijay Prashad – On February 22, Adam Purinton was at Austin’s Bar and Grill when he began to argue with two Indian men. “Get out of my country,” Purinton said to the two men, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, and Alok Madasani, 32, both tech workers at…
The Basics for why Reparations Is a Necessary part of the Black Liberation Struggle. It is a silent presentation so that you can talk over the images. SOURCE: youtube.com/user/blackeducator S….
In a country where there is serious intellectual discourse, one would expect that the Parliamentary debate would lead to a public debate concerning the policy agenda put forward by Prime Minister Holness and the Finance Minister, Audley Shaw. There was a response from outgoing Leader of the Opposition…
Vantage Point Radio Show hosted by Dr. Ron Daniels with guests Judge Laura Blackburne, Dr. Selena Rodgers, Estela Vazquez, Yvette Modestin
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