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…
Tami Thomas-Pinkney’s house in Port Arthur, Texas, was not damaged when Hurricane Harvey soaked the city with up to 28 inches of rain on August 29. But now, a month and a half after the storm, she is preparing to move. Across the street from her family’s home is a temporary dumpsite for storm debris, which she says is endangering her family’s health and making her home unlivable.
King highlighted the link between systemic racism and unhealthy environmental conditions. By Jeremy Orr, AlterNet — As we approach the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I often reflect on the circumstances surrounding his death. He wasn’t murdered while boycotting the segregated bus system in Montgomery, during the March on Washington for economic justice, or while marching for voting rights in Selma.
“For African Americans, it is not about standing, sitting, or kneeling for the National Anthem? it is about unarmed African Americans lying in a grave who were shot and killed…
Topic/Premium — Slave: Days of Blood, Days of Tears – Narratives of Enslaved Africans. Guest — Dr. Patrick Delices, Scholar, Journalist, Candidate for City Council, New York, NY.
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