Taraji P. Henson Recalls Leaving Abusive Relationship for Son’s Safety

Taraji P. Henson Recalls Leaving Abusive Relationship for Son’s Safety

Taraji P. Henson arrives to the “Empire” Los Angeles Premiere on January 6, 2015 in Hollywood, CA (Shutterstock) By Brad Callas, Complex Taraji P. Henson recently opened up about her past experience with domestic violence. On Friday, the 51-year-old actress shared a sneak peak of an upcoming episode of her Facebook Watch series Peace of Mind with Taraji. In […]

For the Caribbean, Relations With the US and China is not one or the Other

For the Caribbean, Relations With the US and China is not one or the Other

By Sir Ronald Sanders On October 12, more than a dozen representatives in the US Congress sent a letter to the US Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, asking for immediate attention to what they describe as “the growing influence of the Chinese Communist Party in both Latin America and the Caribbean trade and economic development”. The […]

Hurricane Ida’s Destruction was the Result of Years of Systemic Racism

Even after a racial justice awakening, the effects of climate change and natural disaster reflect deep inequality.

Hurricane Ida’s Destruction was the Result of Years of Systemic Racism

By Rashad Robinson, Salon With nearly two months left of this year’s turbulent hurricane season, thousands of Louisianans are entering their sixth straight week without power following Hurricane Ida. Meanwhile, displaced residents in search of adequate shelter for their families are piling into any neighbors’ homes that are still intact, some with up to 10 […]

Haiti Faces Disasters and Chaos. Its People are Most Likely to be Denied U.S. Asylum

Haiti Faces Disasters and Chaos. Its People are Most Likely to be Denied U.S. Asylum

 Haitian migrant families wait in front of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Assistance to request refuge in Mexico. – Mexico City, Mexico – September 23, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Marisa Peñaloza, NPR Like thousands of Haitians, Gibbens Revolus, his wife, Lugrid, and their 2-year-old son, Diego, made the treacherous journey to the U.S.-México border from Chile […]

Dame Sandra Mason Is First President-Elect

Dame Sandra Mason Is First President-Elect

Photo: Dame Sandra Mason, Barbados’ first President-elect. (FP) By Sharon Austin, Gis Barbados As Barbados prepares to transition to a republic in a few weeks, Dame Sandra Mason has been announced as the island’s first President-elect. This announcement came today from Speaker of the House of Assembly, Arthur Holder, as he read the Instrument of […]

As a Patriot and Black Man, Colin Powell Embodied the ‘Two-Ness’ of the African American Experience

As a Patriot and Black Man, Colin Powell Embodied the ‘Two-Ness’ of the African American Experience

Portrait of former US Secretary of State Colin Powell at a conference. – Kiev, Ukraine – 10.24.2007 (Shutterstock) By Chad Williams, The Conversation Colin Powell knew where he fit in American history. The former secretary of state – who died on Oct. 18, 2021, at 84 as a result of COVID-19 complications – was a […]

Murky Immigration Reform, at a Crossroads

Murky Immigration Reform, at a Crossroads

By Maribel Hastings and David Torres, America’s Voice The proposal to grant only work permits and protection from deportation to some seven to eight million undocumented immigrants is the most recent alternative that the Democrats are trying to include in the Senate’s budget reconciliation, after the rejection of measures that contain a path to citizenship […]