California became the first state in the nation to come up with a plan to address reparations for slavery and the lingering effects of anti-Black racism in the United States….
![Eva Borgwardt in Manhattan in December at an event calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.](https://ibw21.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/eva-borgwardt-1600x900-1-1024x576.jpg)
The Palestinian cause has revived a partnership forged in the civil rights era — and also created new tensions. By Daniel Bergner, The New York Times — Eva Borgwardt first…
![Black Families, Palm Springs, Reparatory Justice](https://ibw21.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/black-families-palm-springs-reparations-1-1600x900-1-1024x576.jpg)
A year after announcing plans to seek a reparations consultant and create plans for the section 14 survivors, attorney Areva Martin says the city voted no and her clients have…
![Rev. Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes](https://ibw21.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Dr-Frederick-D-Haynes-III-1600x900-1-1024x576.jpg)
The Rev. Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes, III, the new president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, will deliver the keynote address at the Opportunity LIVES Here Symposium in Wilmington, Delaware on…
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The Black legacy of channeling our grief toward a more just world is often missing from the American discourse. That legacy was tested after Hamas militants massacred 1,400 people in…
![A woman attends a demonstration in New York on Thursday to express solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.](https://ibw21.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/demonstration-new-york-solidarity-with-palestinians-in-gaza-1600x900-1-1024x576.jpg)
Black people in the United States inhabit a unique and precarious space in discussions of the horrible recent events in the Middle East. By Karen Attiah, The Washington Post —…
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Fulfilling its obligation as a Town Committee established by the Town Council and Town Manager Paul Bockelman, the African Heritage Reparation Assembly of Amherst (AHRA) today released its final report…
![An unexpectedly sparse crowd gathers early Saturday afternoon for the 10th anniversary Black Lives Matter Festival in Leimert Park. More people began arriving later to hear keynote speaker, philosopher Cornel West.](https://ibw21.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/black-lives-matter-los-angeles-times-01-1600x900-1-1024x576.jpg)
The short answer is probably not. But the movement is 10 years old and, after several controversies, public opinion is down. Some want a new strategy. By Erika D. Smith,…
![Vantage Point: What Does Juneteenth Mean to Black People and America?](https://ibw21.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/vantage-point-what-does-juneteenth-mean-to-black-people-and-america-1600x900-1-1024x576.jpg)
June 19, 2023 Juneteenth Edition of Vantage Point What Does Juneteenth Mean to Black People and America? An open forum with audience call-in with the Professor Dr. Ron Daniels. Listeners…
![Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks with attendees during an Iowa GOP reception on May 13, 2023 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Although he has not yet announced his candidacy, Gov. DeSantis has received the endorsement of 37 Iowa lawmakers for the Republican presidential nomination next year.](https://ibw21.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ron-desantis-1600x900-1-1024x576.jpg)
Florida has become a training ground for white supremacy and we can’t afford to stand back and stand by. The NAACP is leading the charge as it always has, we…
![Vantage Point host Host Dr. Ron Daniels is joined by Pastor Mike McBride ( Director,Live Free Campaign, Oakland, CA ) and Dorothy Johnson-Speight (Founder, Mothers in Charge, Philadelphia, PA)](https://ibw21.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/vantage-point-dr-ron-daniels-pastor-mike-mcbride-dorothy-johnson-speight-1600x900-1-1024x576.jpg)
April 3, 2023 Edition of Vantage Point Vantage Point host Host Dr. Ron Daniels is joined by Pastor Mike McBride ( Director, Live Free Campaign, Oakland, CA ) and Dorothy…
![Matthew Burgess of Sacramento speaks at a public hearing Saturday of California's Reparations Task Force](https://ibw21.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/matthew-burgess-at-public-hearing-californias-reparations-task-force-1600x900-1-1024x576.jpg)
Black Californians who spoke to NBC News say they think reparations are necessary, but they very much doubt the most effective policies will come to pass. By Curtis Bunn, NBC…