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By Charo Rojas Guest Writer CAUCA, Colombia, May 3 (IPS) — While Colombia’s peace talks continue in Havana, Cuba, back home in the region of North Cauca, Black Colombians have found their cries for access to their ancestral lands met ...

By Ernest Guiste Guest Columnist The Ontario Government’s refusal to fully disclose the S.I. U report into the death of Andrew Loku is plain and simply indefensible in a free and democratic society governed by the rule of law. Rather ...

By Rupert Johnson PRIDE Columnist It is indeed ironic that Harriet Tubman, an ex-black slave and an ardent anti-slavery activist, is slated to replace Andrew Jackson on the American $20.00 bill. It is to be noted that Andrew Jackson was ...

By Thandiwe Chimurenga and Sister Tiki-Mercury Clarke PRIDE Guest Writers Warmest revolutionary greetings Elders, Sisters and Brothers, we hope this message reaches you and our extended families in good health and Pan-African spirits. On behalf of the membership of the Toronto-based ...

Photo credit: Kristin Palitza/IPS By Maddie Felts IPS Guest Writer On Sunday, 3 April, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists released an unprecedented leak of documents, exposing the secretive financial dealings of some of the world’s richest and most powerful. ...

By Roberto Azevêdo IPS Guest Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Apr. 12 (IPS) — There is a misconception, by some, that the World Trade Organization (WTO) is a barrier to regional integration. It is one of a number of misconceptions ...

Photo above is of Jomo Kwame Sundaram. Photo credit: FAO. By Jomo Kwame Sundaram Guest Writer The Chinese character for crisis combines the characters for ‘danger’ and ‘opportunity’. Our ability to improve the human condition depends critically on our ability ...

By Sanam Naraghi Anderlini Guest Writer WASHINGTON DC, Apr. 8, (IPS) — Violent extremism is the topic du jour, as government officials are busy developing plans of action on “preventing or countering violent extremism” (P/CVE). In these plans there is ...

Photo above: President Barack Obama hosts the Nuclear Security Summit working dinner with the heads of delegations in the East Room of the White House, on March 31, 2016. Official White House photo by Pete Souza. By Dr. John Burroughs ...

By Elizabeth Fraser Elizabeth Fraser is a Policy Analyst at the Oakland Institute. OAKLAND, Mar 29 2016 (IPS) – I was taught that responsibility means admitting your mistakes and being accountable when you make a mistake. I still believe this ...