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Vantage Point: Professor on the Soap Box with Audience as Policy Advisors on Critical Issues

By IBW21News & Current Affairs, Vantage Point Radio, Video/Audio

Monday, October 11, 2021 — On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor steps onto the soap box with audience as policy advisors on critical…

October 11, 2021

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Donald Trump supporters outside the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021

America is on the same roadmap we saw in Germany in the 1930s

By IBW21Commentaries/Opinions

By Chauncey DeVega, Salon — In a recent interview with MSNBC, former Republican strategist Steve Schmidt issued a stern warning to Americans who have not yet grasped the nature of our present…

October 6, 2021

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Commentary, Articles and Essays by Dr. Julianne Malveaux

Why Won’t Democrats Fight?

By Dr. Julianne MalveauxDr. Julianne Malveaux

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Not a day goes by that I don’t get a text or three from the Democratic National Committee asking for contributions. Sometimes they come from…

October 5, 2021

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Vantage Point: State of Newark Report with Mayor Ras J. Baraka and The Verdict on R. Kelly

By IBW21Vantage Point Radio, Video/Audio

Monday, October 4, 2021 — On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor talks with special guest Mayor Ras J. Baraka and callers. Topics State…

October 4, 2021

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Counterprotestors demonstrate in Washington, D.C., on September 18, 2021, against the “Justice for J6” rally supporting those arrested during the January 6 coup attempt.

Fascism makes a comeback — But nothing about its methods is especially new

By IBW21Commentaries/Opinions

The Trump movement’s assault on democracy is directly descended from both the Jim Crow era and the Nuremberg laws. By Matthew Rozsa, Salon — On Nov. 3, 2020, the American…

September 20, 2021

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Democrats won the California recall by invoking Trump. There’s more of that coming

By IBW21Commentaries/Opinions

By Philip Elliott, TIME — He wasn’t on the ballot, but ex-President Donald Trump lost Republicans their hopes of recalling California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom. The result signals bad fortune…

September 15, 2021

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Vantage Point: The Professor on the Soapbox on Vax Mandates, Roe v Wade, Other Major Issues

By IBW21COVID-19 (Coronavirus), News & Current Affairs, Vantage Point Radio, Video/Audio

Monday, September 13, 2021 — The Professor on the Soapbox with host Dr. Ron Daniels aka “The Professor” Topics Vaccine and Mask Mandates Reflections on 9/11: Is America More Safe?…

September 13, 2021

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Commentary, Articles and Essays by Dr. Maulana Karenga

Resisting the Republican Recall: Not Confusing Need with Anger at Newsom

By Dr. Maulana KarengaDr. Maulana Karenga

By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Whatever issues Democrats, progressives, liberals, independents and others have with Gov. Gavin Newsom, they should not confuse or conflate it with the urgent and essential…

September 2, 2021

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Vantage Point: The Biden Agenda and Black America with Special Guest Tavis Smiley

By IBW21Vantage Point Radio, Video/Audio

Monday, August 30, 2021 — On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor talks with special guest Tavis Smiley. Topic The Biden Agenda and Black…

August 30, 2021

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Participants in a “Freedom Friday March” in Washington, D.C.

The Party of Lincoln Is Now the Party of Jim Crow

By IBW21Commentaries/Opinions

Not a single House Republican voted for the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. By John Nichols, The Nation — “Old battles have become new again,” said US Representative Terri Sewell,…

August 28, 2021

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul appears with her choice for Lieutenant Governor, Democratic New York State Senator Brian Benjamin

Hochul picks Caribbean American state senator as lieutenant governor

By IBW21News & Current Affairs

By Nelson A. King, Caribbean Life — Newly-installed New York Governor, Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday the selection of Caribbean American New York State Sen. Brian Benjamin for lieutenant governor….

August 28, 2021

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U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley speaks as Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez look on during a press conference addressing remarks made by President Donald Trump earlier in the day, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 15, 2019.

How women of color in Congress are pushing a grassroots agenda

By IBW21Commentaries/Opinions

Despite roadblocks, “the Squad” has pushed progressive legislation, scrutinized the powerful, and changed the conversation around who gets to hold political power. By Sonali Kolhatkar, YES! — If Donald Trump’s…

August 25, 2021

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