UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is asking the public for help to pass historic multi-million dollar legislation that would undergird infrastructure projects at HBCUs across the nation. The IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act, which already has significant support from bi-partisan members of Congress, could receive a boost to passage as members of the general public get involved.

They teased him mercilessly. Because of the dark complexion of his skin, they called him names like “Stovepipe” and “Smokey.” On the school bus, on the playground, in the cafeteria, he couldn’t escape their cruel taunts.

A friend said something to me once that I have never forgotten.

The Democratic Party prides itself on being a big tent. But when it comes to Democratic Socialists, Democrats are missing the forest for the trees.

As the old saying goes, trust no shadow after dark. Remember what Julius Caesar said as he was stabbed multiple times by those around him, ‘Et tu Brutus?’ You too Brutus, referring to his closest ally and friend Brutus, who applied the death blow.

WASHINGTON, DC – Small and medium-sized states, from the most vulnerable island nations to more diversified middle‑income economies, have always faced a difficult reality. 

Every year, we remember Paul Revere’s ride. As we should.

WASHINGTON, DC - I have spent a decade in the councils of the Organization of American States. I have watched governments come and go, seen some crises handled well and others handled badly, sat through more commemorative meetings than sessions discussing pressing issues, and occasionally had the satisfaction of watching this Organization do exactly what it was built to do: bring governments together to tackle problems that none of them could solve alone.

WASHINGTON, DC – Antigua and Barbuda is one of the smaller countries of the Caribbean. Yet small states have often advanced ideas that have significance beyond their size.

The field is set. After months of campaigning, organizing, and voter engagement, Georgia's primary and runoff elections have concluded, and voters have delivered a clear message: Black women are not only participating in democracy, they are helping shape its future.

Wake up, everybody, No more sleepin' in bed

WASHINGTON, DC – George E. Williams, who died in England on May 23 , was a true Caribbean son: a distinguished Dominican public servant, regional integration pioneer, diplomat, economist, and international civil servant whose life’s work advanced the interests of Dominica, the Eastern Caribbean, and the wider developing world. His passing marked the loss of a man whose intelligence, discipline, and quiet resolve strengthened every institution he served and strengthened the Caribbean’s voice in the international community.