By Rick Najera The presidential elections have steamed into our American landscape like the iron train did into the old west. Great for the white man, bad for the Indians. And…
Vantage Point Radio Show hosted by Dr. Ron Daniels with guests State Senator Hank Sanders, Jasiri X, Jacqui Patterson and Gail Glapion
Lilly Workneh Erika Goldring via Getty Images The State of Black New Orleans report released by the National Urban League on Wednesday gives clear context for the many ongoing challenges…
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson There was a very fleeting moment in the aftermath of the Katrina debacle, August 29, 2005, that the message that there are a lot of poor…
BY JESSE JACKSON August 25, 2015 This year in the NBA playoffs, LeBron James silenced all the chatterers who questioned his legacy. He put his team, decimated by injuries, on…
By Alexander Billet Above photo: A scene from the music video for Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright.” (YouTube) It’s been a year since the death of Michael Brown, a year since the rebellion…
“Real progress for Blacks in this country has never come from quiet pleadings or the goodness of whites; it has been the result of confrontation, disruption, resistance and demand. Even…
Vantage Point Radio Show hosted by Dr. Ron Daniels with guests Min. Abdul Hafeez Muhammad, Damon K. Jones, Mark Thomspon and Mtangulizi Sanyika
Note: The speech below was one of the final speeches of the late civil rights leader Julian Bond when he spoke at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on May 2, 2015,…
The institute of the Black World 21st Century is delighted to finally release this Black Paper – which has been nearly three years in production. Originally targeted for release in…
By Rebecca Hiscott Recent research suggests that poverty may have a profound effect on the brain. Imaging studies show that the conditions that go hand-in-hand with poverty — a combination…
By Jamil Smith Last week, Hillary Clinton met with a small group of Black Lives Matter protesters who had intended to disrupt her campaign event, only to arrive late and…