Last night’s compelling PBS documentary Slavery by Another Name is a painful reminder of the depths to which this nation invested in white supremacy. The story of how Blacks in post-Civil War America were cast into corporate slavery and exploited by the “rule of law” to enrich economic elites and provide poor whites the comfort of relative advantage by race should widen the public’s understanding of racial disparities that are evident today.
Haiti Pilgrimage Delegation January 17 – 21, 2012 Communiqué Two years after the earthquake which devastated the world’s first Black Republic, the Haiti Support Project (HSP) led a diverse delegation…
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2012, 2:00 pm
AT THE NATIONAL BLACK THEATER
I always feel inspired and elated, but also challenged and chagrined, at some of the celebrations of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. There are those, too many folks, who want to sanitize Dr. King and turn him into a dreamer. Too many only quote the part of his “I have a dream” speech that […]
January 17-21, 2012 (two years after the devastating earthquake) the Haiti Support Project (HSP) will lead a delegation of thirty-seven (38) African Americans and Haitian Americans to Haiti to assess the progress of the recovery/reconstruction and explore ways to engage people of African descent from the U.S. in the process of building the new Haiti.
By Dr. Ron Daniels — Since the inception of the Haiti Support Project in 1995, the concept of “socially responsible” economic business investment and development has been a central part…
CLICK HERE TO BUILD THE MOVEMENT Beyond Obama and the Democrats, if there is to be an independent force to fight for progressive change, the question is, what role will…
CLICK HERE to View Images from Previous Pilgrimage CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE PRESS RELEASE Haiti Support Project Announces Annual Pilgrimage to Haiti (New York, July 20. 2011) Dr. Ron Daniels,…
Declaring War on the War on Drugs African Americans Must Be in the Forefront of the Fight by Dr. Ron Daniels There was a veritable explosion of information, energy and…
Declaring War on the “War on Drugs” Creating Just and Humane Alternatives to a Failed Strategy Some time ago I wrote an article entitled — Black America: A State of…
June 12, 2011 Press Release Institute of the Black World Declares War on the “War on Drugs” Drug Policy Analysts and Advocates to Focus on Devastating Impact on Black Communities…
October 7-11, the Haiti Support Project (HSP) led its third Delegation to Haiti since the fateful earthquake of January 12th. The atmosphere was in marked contrast to HSP´s Third Annual Pilgrimage in October of 2009 when there were signs of a much brighter future for Haiti and its people. A year ago there were clear indicators that after a period of political stability, relative security and greater transparency and accountability by the government, conditions were ripe for modest economic growth and new levels of international investment. There was optimism in the air.