An international police operation of African and Caribbean officers is set to begin in Haiti to help local police overwhelmed by armed gangs. It’s a mission with a historic backstory,…
Public water shortages have left people scrambling for alternatives on many of the islands, including Cuba. By Farah Nibbs, The Conversation — In the popular imagination, the Caribbean is paradise,…
By Bert Wilkinson, Caribbean Life — As if they have coordinated their moves, three Caribbean Community nations recently took steps to recognize Palestine as a state as support for Palestinians…
College administrators hope that the end of the school year will diminish the protests, but the activists are making plans for the summer and beyond. By Tim Craig and Susan…
There is a long history of students organizing for divestment from states and institutions complicit in criminal acts, apartheid, and genocide. Today’s campus protests against Israel are building on that…
Students across the US are forging bonds in the face of brutal power structures. You might say they’ve already won. By Razia Iqbal, The Guardian — Teaching an undergraduate class…
Some recent polls surprisingly showed that if the presidential election was held today, 17% of Black voters say they would vote for Trump. By Donald M Suggs, Word In Black…
By Catarina Demony, Reuters — President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said late on Tuesday that Portugal was responsible for crimes committed during transatlantic slavery and the colonial era, and suggested…
California became the first state in the nation to come up with a plan to address reparations for slavery and the lingering effects of anti-Black racism in the United States….
By Amanda Yen, The Daily Beast — Papua New Guinea’s prime minister set the record straight on Monday, denouncing President Biden’s weird implication that his uncle may have been eaten…
The pendulum is swinging toward countervailing power. By Robert Reich — On Friday, Volkswagen employees in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted overwhelmingly to join the United Auto Workers union. This is a…
On the long tradition of Black third-party activism. By Marc Blanc, HNN — From its start on June 5, 2023, Cornel West’s chaotic or, in his words, “improvised” presidential campaign…