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Honoring Malcolm’s Mother: IBW’s Pilgrimage of History and Hope to Grenada
Malcolm X’s Grenadian-born mother, Louise Little
Honoring Malcolm’s Mother: IBW’s Pilgrimage of History and Hope to Grenada

Honoring Malcolm’s Mother: IBW’s Pilgrimage of History and Hope to Grenada

Malcolm X’s mother, Louise Little Vantage Point Vignette Comments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels I have just returned from Grenada along with my Executive Assistant Paulann Paterson. On February…
February 26, 2025
IBW’s Grenada Action Agenda
Mockup: IBW's Grenada Action Agenda
IBW’s Grenada Action Agenda

IBW’s Grenada Action Agenda

Fostering collaboration with government and civil society to honor history and support people-based democracy and development in Grenada Read, print or download document here. Overview Pursuant to the commitment noted…
December 12, 2024
President of IBW Calls for Emergency Black Leadership Summit: Urges Biden to Enact HR-40 Commission by Executive Order
IBW’s post-election town hall meeting “The 2024 Presidential Election: Progress or Disaster?”. November 14, 2024 at the historic New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC.
President of IBW Calls for Emergency Black Leadership Summit: Urges Biden to Enact HR-40 Commission by Executive Order

President of IBW Calls for Emergency Black Leadership Summit: Urges Biden to Enact HR-40 Commission by Executive Order

As a follow-up to the post-presidential election National/International Town Hall Meeting convened by the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW) in Washington, DC last week, Dr. Ron Daniels,…
November 21, 2024
Annual Reparations Symposium Will Mark Opening of National Resource Center for State and Local Reparations
NAARC x FirstRepair: Fourth Annual National Symposium for State and Local Reparations. December 4 – December 6, 2024
Annual Reparations Symposium Will Mark Opening of National Resource Center for State and Local Reparations

Annual Reparations Symposium Will Mark Opening of National Resource Center for State and Local Reparations

Evanston, IL — Robin Rue Simmons, Founder and Executive Director of FirstRepair announced today that more than 150 community stakeholders, reparations advocates, scholars, public interest lawyers, elected officials and representatives…
November 21, 2024
Black Leaders to Assess Impact of a “Disastrous” Election
Thursday, November 14, 2024 — A nat’l/int’l town hall meeting to assess the elections impact on the “State of Black America” and the Pan African world.
Black Leaders to Assess Impact of a “Disastrous” Election

Black Leaders to Assess Impact of a “Disastrous” Election

November 14, 2024 town hall meeting will discuss the way forward for Black America Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the New York based Institute of the Black World 21st Century…
November 12, 2024
IBW Congratulates Chairman Richard Adams on Receiving Prestigious Proclamation from City of Pittsburgh
Rick Adams and Pittsburgh mayor Ed Gainey
IBW Congratulates Chairman Richard Adams on Receiving Prestigious Proclamation from City of Pittsburgh

IBW Congratulates Chairman Richard Adams on Receiving Prestigious Proclamation from City of Pittsburgh

Mayor Ed Gainey and the city honor Richard Adams for over four decades of leadership, integrity, and civic engagement The Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW, IBW21) extends…
September 19, 2024
Press Release: “Tribute to Don Rojas: A True Revolutionary – October 15, 2024”
Reparations and the Legacy of Marcus Mosiah Garvey By Don Rojas
Press Release: “Tribute to Don Rojas: A True Revolutionary – October 15, 2024”

Press Release: “Tribute to Don Rojas: A True Revolutionary – October 15, 2024”

Internationally acclaimed journalist, political consultant and exemplary Director of Communications and International Relations for the Institute of the Black World 21st Century Don Rojas will soon be retiring. With his…
September 16, 2024
PAUD Condemns Shooting of Bobi Wine, Uganda Opposition Leader
Shooting of Bobi Wine, Uganda Opposition Leader
PAUD Condemns Shooting of Bobi Wine, Uganda Opposition Leader

PAUD Condemns Shooting of Bobi Wine, Uganda Opposition Leader

The Pan-African Unity Conference (PAUD) and the Institute for the Black World 21st Century (IBW21) condemn the shooting and wounding of Uganda’s voice of the youth, Robert Kyagulani, a.k.a. Bobi…
September 4, 2024
The AME Church Solidly Supports Reparations
Rev. Dr. Robert Turner
The AME Church Solidly Supports Reparations

The AME Church Solidly Supports Reparations

Historic resolution passes with overwhelming vote New York, September 3, 2024 — The African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), America's oldest Black Christian denomination, is now on record supporting the struggle…
September 3, 2024
PAUD To Gen. Museveni: Don’t Attack Peaceful Anti-Corruption Protestors
Uganda - March to Parliament
PAUD To Gen. Museveni: Don’t Attack Peaceful Anti-Corruption Protestors

PAUD To Gen. Museveni: Don’t Attack Peaceful Anti-Corruption Protestors

July 23, 2024 — The Pan-African Unity Dialogue (PAUD) has condemned threats of violence by Ugandan dictator Gen. Yoweri Museveni against the country’s youth who plan a Kenya-style march on…
July 23, 2024
Institute of the Black World Returns to Grenada – Delegation of Leaders to Support Nation’s Development Agenda
Grenada flag
Institute of the Black World Returns to Grenada – Delegation of Leaders to Support Nation’s Development Agenda

Institute of the Black World Returns to Grenada – Delegation of Leaders to Support Nation’s Development Agenda

New York, NY — Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century announced today that plans are being finalized for a Delegation of African American…
June 22, 2024
Civil Rights Leaders Hail Prime Minister’s Resignation as Positive Progress, Advocate for Further Steps to Stabilize Haiti
National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial, National Action Network Founder and President Rev. Al Sharpton, and Haiti Support Project Founder Dr. Ron Daniels
Civil Rights Leaders Hail Prime Minister’s Resignation as Positive Progress, Advocate for Further Steps to Stabilize Haiti

Civil Rights Leaders Hail Prime Minister’s Resignation as Positive Progress, Advocate for Further Steps to Stabilize Haiti

NEW YORK (April 25, 2024) — National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial, National Action Network Founder and President Rev. Al Sharpton, and Haiti Support Project Founder Dr.…
April 25, 2024
An Easter Monday Prayer to Resurrect Haiti
An Easter Monday Prayer to Resurrect Haiti - An urgent call for friends of Haiti to pray for a resolution for the horrific crisis in the first Black republic — Dr. Ron Daniels, Founder of the Haiti Support Project. #prayforhaiti #haiti
An Easter Monday Prayer to Resurrect Haiti

An Easter Monday Prayer to Resurrect Haiti

Easter Monday, April 1, 2024 — An urgent call for friends of Haiti to pray for a resolution for the horrific crisis in the first Black republic — Dr. Ron…
April 1, 2024
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