Kassandra Frederique Archives - Institute of the Black World 21st Century

Family members of people who have died from overdosing on opioids mark International Overdose Awareness Day on August 21, 2021, in Binghamton, New York.

The Drug War Drives Exploitation. We Need Drug Regulation, Not Criminalization.

By IBW21Editors' Choice

By Kassandra Frederique, Truthout — With more than a million lives lost in the United States in the two decades since the drug overdose crisis began and more than 103,500 in 2021 alone, some would…

Vantage Point: The Legacy of George Floyd – After the Verdict, Can Black Americans Breathe?

By IBW21Vantage Point Radio, Video/Audio

April 26, 2021 — On this special edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor talks with special guests, Fatiyn Muhammad, Ronald Hampton, Nkechi Taifa, Esq., Kassandra Frederique and Andrea James. Topic: The Legacy of George Floyd After the Verdict, Can Black Americans Breathe? A Timely Discussion on the Future of Police and Criminal Justice Reform.

Pan Africanism, Marijuana Policy, Gentrification — December 3rd Edition of Vantage Point Radio

By IBW21Gentrification, Vantage Point Radio, Video/Audio

Topics: The 60th Anniversary of the All African People’s Conference, Ghana • The Marijuana Justice, Equity and Reinvestment Conference • Anti-Gentrification Campaign in Atlanta. Guests: Mwalimu K-Q Amsata (Coord., North American Pan African Federalist Congress, Flagler, FL), Kassandra Frederique (State Policy Director, Drug Policy Alliance, New York, NY) and Kamau Franklin (Founder, Community Movement Builders, Atlanta, GA)