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National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC)

NAARC announces its support for the efforts of the Herero People in Namibia to receive reparations from the German government

March 15, 2023
The National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) announces today its support for the efforts of the Herero People in Namibia to receive reparations from the German government and others for…

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SOBWC-V Update: Prime Minister of Barbados to Attend Global Conference in Baltimore

SOBWC-V Update: Prime Minister of Barbados to Attend Global Conference in Baltimore

March 14, 2023
Barbados Prime Minister, the Honorable Mia Amor Mottley to Deliver Major Address on Reparations Don Rojas, Director of Communications and International Relations for the Institute of the Black World 21st…
SOBWCV, Apr 19-23, 2023, Baltimore — Assata Richards, Dir of the Sankofa Research Institute and Damien Goodmon, Exec Dir of the Crenshaw Subway Coalition will facilitate the Issue Area Tract on Gentrification at State of the Black World Conference V.

SOBWC-V Update: Conference to Assess Crisis of Displacing Black People and Black Culture

March 8, 2023
Gentrification as a State of Emergency in Black America - SOBWCV to assess crisis of displacing Black people and Black culture Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the Institute of the…
Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo

Ghana’s President Will Attend the State of the Black World Conference in Baltimore

February 27, 2023
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo President Akufo-Addo to Deliver a Major Address Baltimore, MD - Today, Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW), announced…
Rev. Dr. Robert Turner

Baltimore Pastor Plans 40 Mile Walk to White House to Call for Presidential Action on Reparations on Presidents’ Day

February 17, 2023
Will hold 3:30PM Ceremony & Press Availability at White House Gate Baltimore, MD — Rev. Dr. Robert Turner, Senior Pastor of Empowerment Temple AME Church announced plans today to walk…
Message from Dr. Ron Daniels: SOBWC V - Global Africans Rising - April 19-23 2023, Baltimore MD

Message from Dr. Ron Daniels: SOBWC V – Global Africans Rising – April 19-23 2023, Baltimore MD

February 17, 2023
SOBWC V to be held April 19 – 23, 2023 at the Baltimore Convention Center and the Hilton Inner Harbor Hotel in Baltimore, MD. Theme: Global Africans Rising – Empowerment,…
Success Runs in Our Race — By George C. Fraser

Dr. George Fraser to Convene Black Business Sessions at Global Conference

February 10, 2023
Entrepreneurs to Develop Blueprint for Black Economic Power Dr. George Fraser, internationally acclaimed author of the classic work Success Runs in Our Race has once again tasked convening and facilitating…
DaQuan Lawrence

IBW Taps Global Human Rights Activist to Organize for Black World Conference

February 3, 2023
DaQuan Lawrence to Coordinate Student and Young Leader Outreach. Dr. Ron Daniels, President of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW) announced today that DaQuan Lawrence, a Graduate…
Ronald E. Hampton

The Beating and Murder of Mr. Tyre Nichols, A Black Man — Time to Abolish the Criminal Injustice System

January 30, 2023
Statement by Ronald E. Hampton, retired D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer, former Executive Director of the National Black Police Association and the Convener of the IBW21 Police Justice and Accountability Task…
Rev. Dr. Robert Turner

Baltimore pastor to walk to Washington to garner support for HR-40 in honor of MLK Day

January 14, 2023
Baltimore, MD – Rev. Dr. Robert Turner, Senior Pastor of Baltimore’s Empowerment Temple and former Pastor of the historic Vernon AME Church in Tulsa, OK, vows to walk to Washington,…
Dr. Julius Garvey - February 22, 2020 IBW21 Pan African Unity Dialogue (PAUD) Meeting.

SOBWC-V: A Statement from Dr. Julius Garvey – Honorary Chairman

January 11, 2023
Photo of Dr. Julius Garvey during a February 2020 IBW21 Pan African Unity Dialogue (PAUD) meeting. The Institute of the Black World 21st Century has scheduled a Pan African Conference…
President Biden Delivers Remarks at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum

Statement by Dr. Ron Daniels on President Biden’s apology for American slavery

December 16, 2022
 Statement by Dr. Ron Daniels, Convenor of the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC), on President Biden's Apology for American Slavery. The U.S. Africa Summit finally received some press…
Dr Ron Daniels, President of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century

The First Call: All Roads Lead to Baltimore for State of the Black World Conference V – April 19 – 23, 2023 Baltimore MD.

November 26, 2022
Global Africans Rising Empowerment, Reparations and Healing At the historic National Town Hall Meeting on the Impact of the 2022 Mid-Term Elections on the State of Black America and the…
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