Henry Louis Gates Jr. Unpacks Black Literature’s ‘Black Box’
In his latest book, the Harvard scholar shows how African American writers have used the written word to shape their reality despite constraints imposed on them from outside.
29th Annual WMS-AME Church UN NGO Conference
IPS’s Netfa Freeman speaks about the 2016 report of the United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent from their fact finding mission assessing human rights conditions of African/Black people in the U.S.
America’s Racial Wealth Divide Is Nothing Short of Shocking
It would take the average black family 228 years to accrue the same amount of wealth that white families have today.
African Americans Are Still Treated as Second-Class Citizens By the Law
The infamous Dred Scott Supreme Court ruling once denied African Americans any and all rights as human beings. Has anything changed?
When Tipping Doesn’t Make the Difference
Women of color in the restaurant industry find themselves dependent on tips to make up for low wages, which is often not enough to survive on
United Nations Townhall Meeting with DC, MD, VA Black Community
This Institute for Policy Studies is a proud co-sponsor of this DMV Community Town Hall for a UN Working Group to hear from the Black community directly impacted by issues like gentrification, police brutality, and gender oppressions.
Collective Courage: Economic Thought & Practice
Join us in DC for a talk and special book launch event on the history of African-American cooperatives, featuring scholar/activist Jessica Gordon Nembhard.
Film: The New Black
An IPS and Community Cinema [DC] preview that tells the story of how the African American community is grappling with the gay rights issue in light of the gay marriage movement and the fight over civil rights.
Film: Vanishing Pearls
IPS’ Climate Policy Program partners with Parallel Film Collective the DC premiere screening that delves into the worst environmental disaster in American history.
New Policy Statement: A New Direction for U.S. Policy on Africa
An open statement by the Africa Advocacy Network is critical of the Obama Administration’s policy toward Africa and calls for a new approach to trade and investment, militarization, agriculture and land policy, and more in the region.
What Post-Racial America?
It will take more than President Barack Obama’s tenure to vanquish American prejudice and racial injustice.
The New Normal for African-American Voter Turnout
As election law changes threatened access to the ballot box this year, African-American turnout operations strengthened.
Will the Supreme Court Dismantle the Voting Rights Act?
Widespread efforts to suppress voting by people of color and the poor through a rash of voter ID laws make it clear that we still need the landmark 1965 legislation today.
Can Obama Get His Groove Back?
This election is the president’s to lose.
The African-American Swing State
Obama’s re-election may require a repeat of the record rate of Black turnout in 2008.