Florida’s new standards for teaching social studies include throwbacks to an interpretation of slavery as benign or inconsequential. By Calvin Schermerhorn, Professor of History, Arizona State University — If there…
Niger’s Coup D’état Amidst Africa’s Complexities: Leadership, Geopolitics, and Pathways to Progress.
By Mamadou Niang — Niger’s President, Mohamed Bazoum, was overthrown on July 26, 2023, by elements of his presidential guard. Their commander, General Tiani, was declared the head of state…
By Pat Kimbrough, The High Point Enterprise, N.C. — The One High Point Commission on Thursday brought its work to substantial completion by unanimously adopting its “Reparations and Reconciliation Report.”…
The crisis has created a truly geopolitical moment for intra-African politics. By Howard W. French, Foreign Policy — For most global observers trying to make sense of recent events in…
As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop, a scholar of the culture and its musical genres explores the meaning of the word ‘dope.’ By A.D….
White people shouldn’t just pat themselves on the back for being less terrible than the crowd that attacked a lone Black man on Saturday. By LZ Granderson, Los Angeles Times…
By Bashir Muhammad Ptah Akinyele — *** “From its earliest days, the Cuban Revolution has also been a source of inspiration to all freedom-loving people. We admire the sacrifices of…
Jeff Goodell, author of The Heat Will Kill You First, found ‘engine of planetary chaos’ in travels from Antarctica to California. By Nina Lakhani, The Guardian — Racism is at…
Local, state, and federal public policies have undoubtedly robbed Black Americans of opportunities to build wealth. By Andre M. Perry and Jordan Fields, Boston Globe — Massachusetts led an embryonic…
One Afghan vet calls potential mission ‘a nightmare waiting for a place to happen’. By Evan Dyer, CBC News — An unstoppable force collides with an immovable object in Ottawa…
Ghana will host a conference for people of African descent in October this year to reflect and push forward the demand for reparations for Africa for the slave trade. By…
Her loved ones are getting justice for the first time since her cells were unethically extracted from her body over 70 years ago. By Alexa Spencer, Word In Black —…