Kunti K: And Liberia’s Long Road From Atrocity to Mental Health
The crimes he is suspected of, in both number and brutality, are rivaled by few in modern history. For his part in the first Liberian Civil War, which after a s... Read More...
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Why are they looting?: Grappling with Expressions of Black Pain and What Activist Fannie Lou Hamer Taught Us About It (Op Ed)
As darkness fell upon the Atlanta skyline, the tide began to shift. On Friday, May 30th, 2020, peaceful gatherings gave way to physical expressions and outcrie... Read More...
“Panther Power” & Justice For “George Floyd” and The Rest of Our Fallen Soldiers
“As real as it seems the American Dream
Ain't nothing but another calculated scheme..." 2pac Shakur
Tupac Shakur wrote these words in the early 1990s a... Read More...
How the Justice Committee is Protecting New Yorkers from Police Violence. An interview with Simone Gamble
“You can’t use policing to solve public health problems...What communities need is more education, public services notices and engagement by social services a... Read More...
Campaign of Fear: The Effort to Stop Freedom of the Press in Somalia
After decades of civil war and internal unrest, the election of Mohamed Abdullah Mohamed “Farmayo” brought with it the possibility for Somalia to usher in a new... Read More...
Biden Vs Trump: Will Voting For Either Help The Black Community?
People should not and especially black people should not be ashamed to vote for Biden or anyone . Voting is the most easy and basic step in participating in a d... Read More...
The UNIA Has Grants For Black New Yorkers Affected by COVID-19
As of April 14 2020, the coronavirus has infected approximately 2 million people globally; thankfully 500,000 people have recovered yet 120,000 people have died... Read More...
Nigeria: Recycled Weapons Fuel More Wars
Though there are some wars that have come to an end, perhaps marked by official signings of documents and declarations, very often, the shadows of these conflic... Read More...
Survey Reveals How Black Americans React To COVID-19 Compared To Whites, Hispanics
A recent survey is revealing how black people in the United States are reacting to the impact of the coronavirus when compared to their hispanic and white count... Read More...
A Deadly Business: Uranium, Iran and South Africa
In 2004, the world got their first glimpse of the secret underworld of nuclear proliferation when the name Abdul Qadeer Khan became synonymous with the dangerou... Read More...
Jamaica’s Proactive Response To Beat The Coronavirus
It's been 10 days since the coronavirus has arrived on the beautiful island of Jamaica. Currently, Jamaica is doing its best to contain and minimize the affects... Read More...
Assistance for New Yorkers During Coronavirus Pandemic
COVID-19 has caused a lot of hysteria and confusion in the lives of everyday Americans. Many times, people are in need of help but don’t know where they can get... Read More...
Africa’s Response To The Coronavirus
Reading the news headlines regarding the potential of the coronavirus spreading in Africa, you might think that western news outlets are hoping that the African... Read More...
Can Black People Be Racist?
When approaching this topic I figured this to be a highly loaded question with no simple solution. There are many layers and contexts that need to be taken into... Read More...
