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…
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
The “budget lite” that our 45th President submitted is described as a “budget blueprint to make America Great Again”. Submitted in the third week of March, it trumpets draconian cuts in many federal programs, eliminating some that provide important services, including the African Development Foundation…
While much of the country tunes into March Madness, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the White House has unleashed a March Massacre, its “skinny budget” plan for 2018. Budgets often…
By Raina Turner -This Wednesday, March 15, 2017, I had the pleasure of participating in a delegation organized by the Constituency for Africa (CFA), a leading education and advocacy organization in Washington, D.C. This meeting was a continuation of CFA’s efforts to introduce the new African Union (AU) Ambassador…
By By Hilton Als – He taught me that writing could be anything as long as it was emotionally and intellectually true.
By Shahid Buttar – The newest Smithsonian museum in Washington, DC — the National Museum of African American History and Culture — rightfully focuses on the horrors of slavery.
If you happened to have voted for the 45th President, you may be feeling a little spat on, right about now. The man who said he wanted to take care of the little people, those who were forgotten by the elites…
By Mehak Anwar – Most Americans know little about how the bail system targets, extorts and impoverishes the poor and communities of color.
By William Grimes – Derek Walcott, whose intricately metaphorical poetry captured the physical beauty of the Caribbean, the harsh legacy of colonialism and the complexities of living and writing in two cultural worlds, bringing him a Nobel…