by Timothy Shenk This article previously appeared in Dissent Magazine and Portside. Between 1789 and 1850, the United States had twelve presidents. Ten of them owned slaves; the only two…

By Rebecca Solnit ‘A politician is not a given. Each one is in part what we make them, by pushing, blocking, pressuring, encouraging, fighting, reframing, emphasizing, organizing.’ (Photo: Michael…

Institute of the Black World 21st Century Drug Policy Reform Initiative 31-35 95th Street, East Elmhurst, NY 11369 ♦ 718.429.1415 ♦ info@ibw21.org ♦ www.ibw21.org November 3, 2016 We are pleased…

By: Charles D. Ellison Voters wait in line to cast their ballots during early voting for the 2016 presidential general election Oct. 28, 2016, at the Forsyth County Government Center…

By: Michael Harriot In the next few days, your news feeds and social media timelines will be peppered with reports of white people reveling at Halloween parties posing for pictures…

By: Allison Keyes Election official Cassandra Lewis waits to welcome voters at an early-voting poll station in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 25, 2016. Election official Cassandra Lewis waits to…

A woman holds up a sign reading Black Lives Matter in the street in Ferguson, Missouri, on the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death. Photograph: Jim Vondruska/Xinhua Press/Corbis Above Photo:…

Barbados, October 19, 2016 (CDEMA) – CARICOM delivered a shipment of approximately USD$ 53,000 worth of emergency relief supplies to Haiti. Organized by the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA),…

Dr. Ron Daniels, National Coordinator for the Institute of the Black World 21st Century’s Drug Policy Reform Initiative (IBWDPI) announced today that world renowned Actor, Humanitarian and Human Rights Activist Danny…

Service members from Joint Task Force Matthew and representatives from the United States Agency of International Development delivered relief supplies to areas affected by Hurricane Matthew to Jeremie, Haiti. Photo…

By Renee Feltz The report from the Black Alliance for Just Immigration calls on lawmakers to address the disparate rates of detention and deportation for black immigrants., Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images , It…

By Karin Kamp Alicia Garza, who cofounded Black Lives Matter along with Opal Tometi and Patrisse Cullors, speaks after being presented with a public service award at Harvard Memorial Church in…