In the spirit of African Liberation Day, IPS’ Foreign Policy In Focus project will hold a screening of, The Neo-African-Americans, about how rapid, voluntary immigration from Africa and the Caribbean is transforming the “African-American” narrative.
This discussion will explore the history of black feminist expression and ideological development in the United States.
Coretta Scott King was MLK’s equal partner.
African Americans are disproportionately impacted by the Great Recession and the Great Disenfranchisement.
“The Help” is drawing attention to today’s domestic workers.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has insulted the generations of men and women who put their lives on the line for equal rights.
African-American churches can make a difference in 2012.
Whether you are religious or secular, make holidays a celebration of family, tradition, and values instead of unsustainable spending and materialism.
What is so funny about people attempting to escape desperate and oppressive situations? It is better to remain silent and to be thought a fool than open your mouth and prove it.
For the moment at least, we’re headed toward softening the penalties on marijuana and letting patients use it, while also reducing the obscene punishments for possessing crack cocaine.
Alabama’s anti-immigration law looks eerily familiar.
Real patriotism requires coming to terms with the grimmer side of American history.
Maybe racial discrimination will truly fade someday, but don’t count on it for now.
The recent growth of black-owned businesses continues the long history of African-American entrepreneurship in response to poverty, high unemployment, and discrimination.
When we pull together to forge a new and equitable path, change is possible.