Narratives
There are currently more than 619,000 Black undocumented people in the U.S. The undocuBlack population is about the size of Las Vegas, yet almost no one talks about them. I know this from experience. I am a Black Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient, one of hundreds of thousands of immigrants who are too […]
By Julia Dumbrell Marie just can’t let go of her past, and it is holding her back from moving forward. This is the basis for the masterfully-made thriller-mystery Our Father, the Devil, which opens the Vancouver International Black Film Festival (VIBFF) tonight at 7pm. Resonantly directed by Ellie Foumbi and featuring an inedible performance by star […]
Isaiah Washington has a swagger and a loquaciousness that is unparalleled. While visiting Chicago to promote “Corsicana,” a film that he cowrote, produced, starred in and directed, the actor laughed when a Chicagoan commented about his stride. It’s a strong, confident one that has followed Washington throughout his acting career in films that include Spike […]
Black advocates and lawmakers are criticizing the GOP over attacks on Democrats regarding the issue of crime that they say carry racial undertones. A series of ads hitting Democrats as too soft on crime, directed at some white candidates but also Black candidates such as Stacey Abrams in Georgia and Mandela Barnes in Wisconsin, are […]
On September 16, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued two reports in response to President Joe Biden’s Executive Order (EO) on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets, which requires government agencies to develop frameworks and policy recommendations that advance six priorities, one of which being financial inclusion. Among the Treasury reports was Crypto-Assets: Implications […]
Photos: YouTube Washington, D.C. – The Alliance for Securing Democracy (ASD) at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law Thursday launched the Midterm Monitor, an interactive tool designed to capture voting and election messaging from a select group of candidates, U.S. media, and foreign state-backed […]
In the late 19th century, European empires colonized large parts of Africa primarily through violence and destruction. Many Africans resisted and fought against European colonization and laws, but European empires hardened. After World War I, while the Western world accepted President Woodrow Wilson’s ideals of self-determination, this was not extended to Africans. Story continues below […]
People walk past tents on their way to board a train after crossing the border from Ukraine to Poland, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the border checkpoint in Medyka, Poland, March 9, 2022. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register UN agency notes xenophobia against refugees in recent […]
LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Center for the Arts is offering an online course this fall that will explore Black culture through words, artwork and music created by Black people. The four-part series, “Black Narratives,” starts on Oct. 7. Janelle Gray, a University of Texas instructor and Harvard graduate, will lead the […]
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