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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
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
Resolving the Crisis in Haiti: Dr. Ron Daniels delivers summary remarks at Rally/Forum
Haiti Crisis: Dr. Ron Daniels summary remarks Haiti Crisis Forum March 21, 2024, Washington, DC
Resolving the Crisis in Haiti: Dr. Ron Daniels delivers summary remarks at Rally/Forum

Resolving the Crisis in Haiti: Dr. Ron Daniels delivers summary remarks at Rally/Forum

March 21, 2024, Washington, DC — Dr. Ron Daniels delivers closing remarks at Forum/Rally “Resolving the Critical Crisis in Haiti – The Role of the Montana Accord Movement”. *** HSP…
March 27, 2024
NAARC Supports Comprehensive Reparations: Comprehensive Reparations for Black America Primer
National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC)
NAARC Supports Comprehensive Reparations: Comprehensive Reparations for Black America Primer

NAARC Supports Comprehensive Reparations: Comprehensive Reparations for Black America Primer

What are Comprehensive Reparations? The National African American Reparations Commission supports Comprehensive Reparations for Black America. Comprehensive reparations are expansive and focus on redressing crimes against humanity endured by Black…
March 8, 2024