AFRICANIST REDSUGAR SOCIETY

Where Is Due Process As ICE Agents Act As Law Enforcement, Judge, And Jury? In this op-ed, Stephen A. Crockett Jr. writes that ICE has become a roaming tribunal that decides who gets to stay and who disappears. https://newsone.com/6774273/why-ice-agents-act-law-enforcement-judge-jury/?__vfz=medium=sharebar

ICE Is The Real Criminal Threat, Not Undocumented Immigrants It is worse than the Crips or Gangster Disciples because ICE is backed by America’s lifeblood, racism, and a racist White House that implored them to make their bones. https://newsone.com/6745260/ice-real-criminal-threat-not-undocumented-immigrants/?__vfz=medium=sharebar

Why do reparations for colonialism and slavery matter? https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2025/10/why-do-reparations-for-colonialism-and-slavery-matter/ Under international law, victims of crimes under international law and human rights violations have a right to reparations.

Donald Trump Invoking The Insurrection Act Is Bad For Black People https://newsone.com/6522380/donald-trump-invoking-the-insurrection-act-is-bad-for-black-people/ "Plenary Authority" gaffe aside, the Insurrection Act could expand Trump's abuse of power, inflicting maximum harm along the way.

‘Wake Up’: Dr. Cornel West Explains Why It’s Time For Black America To Fight in the Face of Fascism https://newsone.com/6454757/cornel-west-on-why-its-time-for-black-america-to-fight-back/

Op-Ed: More Than 60 Years After The March On Washington, We’re Still Fighting For Jobs And Freedom https://newsone.com/6414641/op-ed-why-the-march-on-washington-still-matters/ The March on Washington turns 62 this week—but the same battles are still being fought. Here's what hasn't changed.

Juneteenth and the Path Toward Justice https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/06/19/juneteenth-and-the-path-toward-justice The fight for reparations isn’t solely about financial compensation, but also acknowledgment of past harms, restorative justice, and systemic change for the future.

ICE Agents Claim Assaults Are Reasons For Masks, But That’s A Lie https://newsone.com/6248960/ice-agents-claim-increased-assaults-are-why-they-wear-masks/ However, as pointed out by The Washington Post’s Philip Bump, it’s mostly smoke and mirrors.

Celebrating Juneteenth Amid Resurging Fascism 160 Years Later https://newsone.com/6242507/celebrating-juneteenth-as-fascism-resurges-160-years-later/ 160 years after the Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned of emancipation, Black Americans are still fighting for freedom, liberation, and self-determination.

Community Activists Create ‘Black Book’ To Empower Black Residents Amid Immigration Crackdown https://newsone.com/6186528/black-book-empowers-black-residents-amid-immigration-crackdown/ 'know your rights' guide designed to support communities of color throughout Massachusetts, in response to the ongoing U.S. immigration crackdown

Crimes of the transatlantic slave trade ‘unacknowledged, unspoken and unaddressed’ https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/03/1161481

Ending Racism Means Addressing Its Historic Legacies https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/03/21/ending-racism-means-addressing-its-historic-legacies Governments Should Acknowledge Systemic Racism, Right to Reparations Governments who have benefitted and continue to benefit from racial oppression, have yet to acknowledge these ties or take action.