University officials say it has been helping descendants and a reconciliation fund will begin considering grant proposals this spring. By Susan Svrluga, The Washington Post — Georgetown University student leaders…
The panel has a monumental challenge: crafting a historic reparations proposal that earns the support of Black Californians and a majority of California lawmakers. By Taryn Luna, LA Times —…
By Michael Burlingame, HNN — Six weeks after Lincoln’s death, Frederick Douglass described him as “emphatically the black man’s president, the first chief executive “to show any respect for the…
By Thalif Deen, IPS — In Hollywood movies, the legendary Wild West was routinely portrayed with gunslingers, lawmen and villains—resulting in the ultimate showdown between the “good guys and the…
Michael Eric Dyson said the campaign against CRT is nothing but “race baiting” calculated “to scare white folks and make them believe. By Berry Craig — Early in his remarks,…
By RFI — Trade unions on the French Caribbean island of Martinique have called for a general strike as of Monday. Their demands include an end to mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations,…
Black Americans are anxiously awaiting a verdict and bracing for fallout if the defendants are acquitted in a case seen by many as a test of the justice system’s fairness….
On this October 25, 2021 edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels (President, Institute of the Black World 21st Century, Distinguished Lecturer Emeritus, York College City University of New…
It’s not just the acquittal but the embrace of Rittenhouse as a hero. By Erin Aubry Kaplan, Politico — Although Kyle Rittenhouse stood trial for shooting three white men, millions…
The civil war has shifted dramatically since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed began a military campaign in the Tigray region a year ago. With Tigrayan fighters advancing toward the capital, Ethiopia…
Until federal reparations happen, local organizations across the country are stepping up. By Ray Levy Uyeda, YES! Magazine — In 2019, Joseph Thompson, the director of multicultural ministries and assistant professor…
By Tee Ngugi — Summary The developmental states, otherwise known as the Asian Tigers, are characterised by this sense of everyone feeling responsible — whatever their station in life —…