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In the same way that we acknowledge, respect, and listen to civil rights organizers like Ella Baker, Diane Nash, and Julian Bond of the SNCC, it’s crucial we hear from digital organizers who started or contributed to influential hashtags like #BlackLivesMatter, #OscarsSoWhite, #BlackGirlMagic, and even the less politically-leaning hashtags that fostered joy and community, like […]
Murray Gross, a former leader in the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU), said that the name Maida Springer was “a password in most of Africa” for opening doors of influence. Labor and civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph had a deep working relationship with Springer that spanned decades, once telling Tanganyikan independence leader Julius […]
At International Publishers’ 100th anniversary symposium in New York in October, Dr. Gerald Horne announced a research prize for the best new manuscript submitted to International that reflects the links between Indigenous dispossession and slavery/Jim Crow. The Jerry and Flora Horne Scholarship will award $1,000 to the winning applicant. Horne—known for such books as
By Special to the AFRO A distinguished panel of nine international jurists has released its detailed final verdict finding the United States guilty of genocide against Black, Brown, and Indigenous peoples. The jury found the United States guilty on five counts, based on testimony and documents presented at last October’s historic human-rights tribunal held in […]
Books and literature of poet Langston Hughes are seen at the African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey in Newtonville, N.J. If right-wing book banners have their way, many of these titles will be unavailable to young people across the country. | Charles J. Olson / The Daily Journal A little over a year […]
At International Publishers’ 100th anniversary symposium in New York in October, Dr. Gerald Horne announced a research prize for the best new manuscript submitted to International that reflects the links between Indigenous dispossession and slavery/Jim Crow. The Jerry and Flora Horne Scholarship will award $1,000 to the winning applicant. Horne—known for such books as
L-R: Kara Boyd, founder/president of Association of American Indian Farmers, John Boyd, Jr., founder/president of National Black Farmers Association, Attorney Benjamin Crump, at NBFA National Rally and Press Conference at National Mall, October 12, 2022. Photo credit: www.johnboydjr.com By Christopher Young,Contributing Writer, In Mississippi, where racism and oppression persist in full force, we continually call […]
Oct 13, 2023 9:37 AM EDT Amnesty International urge reparations for Black Americans and Indigenous Peoples Amnesty International is calling for reparations for Black Americans and Indigenous Peoples during the United Nations Human Rights Committee 139th Session. Geneva, Switzerland – During the 139th session of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, Amnesty International is once again calling […]
Join us on March 8th for an International Women’s Day celebration. Titled “Black Women’s Struggle for Democracy and Socialism,” the virtual Zoom event will begin at 8:00 PM Eastern, 7:00 PM Central, 6:00 PM Mountain, and 5:00 PM Pacific time.
By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York 26 minutes ago Image source, Instagram/ McIntyre family Image caption, Casey McIntyre wrote: “if you’re reading this I have passed away” A New York City woman who died of ovarian cancer has raised enough money to pay off millions of dollars in other people’s medical debts.