The Midwest played a central role in the growth of Black freedom movements in the 20th century. It was a key site for incubating and expanding the ideas of political activist Marcus Garvey, not only ...

Art and politics have always been inseparable. Long before social media algorithms and 24-hour news cycles, people used images, songs, murals, and performances to say what speeches alone could not.

With the unique perspective of having navigated both the streets of protest and the corridors of power, Peter Hain reflects on the challenges of staying true to the values of liberation struggles in ...

Juneteenth is not only a historical commemoration; it is also a musical archive. Long before freedom was legally recognized, it was imagined, sung, prayed, whispered, shouted and remembered in song.

OSLO, Norway, June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 2026 Oslo Freedom Forum, the World Liberty Congress today announced the launch of Agora, a new global platform designed to help freedom movements, ...

“I have a duty to speak truth as I see it and share not just my triumphs, not just the things that felt good, but the pain, the intense, often unmitigated pain. It is important to share how I know ...

On December 3, the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) announced that Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the ruling South West Africa People’s Organisation (SWAPO) party, has emerged victorious in the ...

Four years ago this month, Jina Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, died in the custody of Iran’s morality police after being arrested for “improper” attire. Within weeks, protests spread to ...

SEOUL, March 5 (UPI) --Every year on March 1, South Koreans commemorate the anniversary of the 1919 March 1 Movement, a nationwide uprising against Japanese imperial rule that galvanized the Korean ...

The Midwest played a crucial role in the growth of Black freedom movements in the 20th century, says University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign African American studies and history professor Erik S.