
The Harlem Hellfighters were the most celebrated Black regiment in World War I but were largely forgotten after returning to the United States, where they faced racism and discrimination. (via…
The Harlem Hellfighters were the most celebrated Black regiment in World War I but were largely forgotten after returning to the United States, where they faced racism and discrimination. (via…
The report finds affluent Black/African Americans, investing in the businesses of people they know, and attaining wealth through entrepreneurship. By Jeffrey McKinney, Black Enterprise — When it comes to their…
A Special Fund Drive Edition of Vantage Point Monday, August 23, 2021 Topic The “Bounced Check” The Promissory Note and King’s Vision of a New America Why African Americans Can’t…
In an exclusive telephone conversation from his hospital bed on Sunday, August 22, the renowned civil rights leader expressed his ongoing support for vaccinations while explaining why his wife, Jacqueline,…
The Afghan government was built on corruption for more than a century. The Taliban exploited it. By Ali A. Olomi, The Washington Post — President Biden made the withdrawal of…
By Global Americans — On Saturday, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake—more powerful than the 7.0 magnitude quake that savaged the country in 2010, killing nearly 200,000 and causing billions of dollars…
By Patterson Deppen, TomDispatch — It was the spring of 2003 during the American-led invasion of Iraq. I was in second grade, living on a U.S. military base in Germany,…
By Michelle Robertson, SFGATE — One thousand two hundred and seventy. It’s a number Felisia Thibodeaux can list off the top of her head. That’s because it’s the number of…
While in Ghana, the siblings will meet government officials, visit historic sites and participate in a traditional naming ceremony. By J.L. Cook, The Root — Viola “Mother” Fletcher and Hughes…
“We are the only thing here,” said a cleric in Les Cayes, one of the cities worst hit by the quake. In some towns, not a church was left standing. By Maria Abi-Habib and Andre Paultre, NYT — PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The houses collapsed, the hospitals were damaged, the roads buckled or turned impassable. But it was the earthquake’s destruction of churches across Haiti’s southern peninsula…
Monday, August 16, 2021 — On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor talks with special guests Earl Ofari Hutchinson and Bill Fletcher. Topic President…
Haiti Earthquake 2021: The Haiti Support Project (HSP) is sharing a list of trusted emergency responders located in most affected areas for donations.