By Manisha Sinha The abolition movement was an interracial radical social movement of disfranchised people, men and women, white and black, free and enslaved. Slave resistance lay at its heart….
By Adam Sanchez Above Photo: Stokely Carmichael delivers his “Black Power” speech at a rally in Broad Street Park in Greenwood, Mississippi. From zinnedproject.org Note: This article points out that people are…
By Lauren Karaffa Slavery has been abolished in the United States since 1865, when the 13thAmendment was passed in the ashes of the Civil War. Well, almost abolished. Actually, the…
Assessing how white people benefit from race-based economic inequality. By Jeanette Wicks-Lim By every socioeconomic measure, there is an undeniable race-based hierarchy in the United States—with black Americans sitting at or…
A book honoring the African Diaspora leaders across the globe who have accomplished outstanding tasks and who have demonstrated excellent professionalism and character while performing duties related to Africa and…
By Ben BeckerWhat we now know as Memorial Day began as “Decoration Day” in the immediate aftermath of the U.S. Civil War. It was a tradition initiated by former slaves to…
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness (right) and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a meeting at Jamaica House on Sunday. (Photo: Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday May 24, 2016 – Venezuela and Jamaica have…
By Charlene Muhammad (Contributing Writer) Dr. Ron Daniels Reform drug laws, by decriminalizing, legalizing, and regulating marijuana, Dr. Ron Daniels, veteran social and political activist, advocated during an intimate lunch…
By Tom James New laws on marijuana were supposed to boost tax revenues and free up cops to go after “real” criminals. But underground sales—and arrests—are still thriving. It’s just…
Where Beyonce, Black Lives Matter and global history collide: The ‘Black Power’ salute at West Point
By Jaweed Kaleem Female cadets at West Point were accused of violating academy rules by making a political statement with a photo of them raising their fists. West Point officials…
By Richard Sudan In this handout picture taken 15 August 1947, British Governor-General Lord Mountbatten (C) gestures as he rides in a carriage alongside Lady Edwina Mountbatten prior to witnessing…
By Ras Memnon Fanon broke it down.… In his classic work, “The Wretched of The Earth,” Frantz Fanon stated that “the governments of the various European nations called for reparations…