Topics: A Measure of Justice in the Mohammed Bah Case, The Enslavement of Black Africans in Libya, The Stop Museveni Campaign and Crises Points in Africa, Crucial Election in Alabama: Will Black Votes Turn the Tide. Guests: Imam Talib Addur-Rashid (Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood, Harlem, NY), Milton Allimadi (Editor/Publisher, Black Star News, New York, NY), Kambale Musavuli (National Spokesperson, Friends of the Congo, New York, NY) and State Senator Hank Sanders (Selma, Alabama).
By Latonya Linton, Jamaica Information Service — Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Pearnel Charles, says that compensation should be awarded for the many indignities heaped on the country’s ancestors during the period of slavery. He made the remarks during the Reparations Youth Baton Relay and Rally at Gordon House on November 21. Mr. Charles argued that the British Government felt that it was just to compensate the planters, who…
Topic: A Tribute to Black Theaters and Dramatic Expressions. Special Guests: Vy Higginsen, Executive Director, Mama Foundation for Arts and Producer of Mama I want to Sing, New York. Woodie King, Founding Director, New Federal Theater and Director of Stage and Screen, New York. Eugene Redmond, Poet Laureate, East St. Louis and Founding Editor, Drumvoices Revue, East St. Louis, IL
City Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell is the city’s first female mayor. By Daniel Marans — City Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell, who successfully fought an effort to raze the Broadmoor neighborhood after Hurricane Katrina, defeated former Municipal Court Judge Desiree Charbonnet in a runoff election. Both women are Democrats. “Cantrell has staked her mayoral campaign on providing equality to all the elements of the New Orleans community that were previously shut out ―…
Topics: Reflections on the Drug Policy Alliance International Conference and the Status of Drug Policy Reform in the Era of Trump. Guests: Ethan Nadelmann, Co-Founder and Former Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance, New York, NY, Rev. Kenny Glasgow, National President/Founder, The Ordinary Peoples Society (TOPS), Dothan, Alabama, Susan Burton, Acclaimed Author and President/Founder of A New Way of Life, Los Angeles, CA, Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno, Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance, New York, NY
By Nick Turse — U.S. troops are now conducting 3,500 exercises, programs, and engagements per year, an average of nearly 10 missions per day, on the African continent, according to the U.S. military’s top commander for Africa, General Thomas Waldhauser. The latest numbers, which the Pentagon confirmed to VICE News, represent a dramatic increase in U.S. military activity throughout Africa in the past decade, and the latest signal of America’s…
In 2016, Hopkins students and community members participated in a Black Lives Matter demonstration. By Peter Ji — Associate Professor of Philosophy Chris Lebron spoke about his latest book The…
A Benefit Reception: Thursday November 30, 2017 at the Southern University at New Orleans & A Community Hearing/Town Hall Meeting On Reparations for African Americans: Saturday December 2nd at Xavier University…
Booker Gainor, 27—Cairo, Ga.’s first black mayor—with Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine (Kurtis Edwards via Twitter) By Angela Helm — In what is being termed a watershed referendum against “Trumpism”—just as…
The Electoral Project strives for black voter literacy and awareness. By Alexa Lisitza — In 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri, Kayla Reed knew to expect tear gas — officers had used…
November 6th Edition of Vantage Point Topics Update on the U.S. and Global Reparations Movements Did Hillary Rig the Democratic Primary Against Bernie? Analysis of Impact of Trump’s Tax Proposal…
October 30th Pledge Drive Edition of Vantage Point Topic and Premium Mandela: Man of the People Guests Bill Fletcher, Former President, Trans Africa Forum, Washington, D.C. James Early, Consultant, Cultural…