In the first part of a two-part article, Elegua looks at the global impact of Haiti’s revolution — and its ongoing relevance for global justice today. The Haitian Kreyòl proverb,…
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[:en]This summer, I have been grateful to be a part of the Global Black Liberation Donor Engagement Group (DEG) at Grassroots International. Together with Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity…
The Civil Rights Movement and the Black Power movements are two popular reference points for Black History Month in the U.S. When we celebrate these important movements, we often think…
"With our arms linked, our struggles intertwined, and our liberation bound together, there is no turning back." Audre Lorde, a Black lesbian feminist poet, scholar, and activist, posed a critical…
Contact: Christina Schiavoni Grassroots International cms@grassrootsonline.org 617-690-4079 WASHINGTON, DC, October 10, 2023 — In advance of the annual celebration of World Food Day by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization,…
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[:en]In August 2014 the Black population of Ferguson, Missouri erupted in protest and defiance. In the nights after Michael Brown’s murder, they had faced teargas and sonic canons. They had…
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[:en]More than a year into a global pandemic, in which Black and Afrodescendant people across the globe have suffered disproportionately from sickness and death, and the #BlackLivesMatter global uprising against…
![[:en]Defending Black Lives Around the World[:]](https://grassrootsonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/westafrica-2016.jpg)
[:en]In the months since George Floyd’s murder, Black people have been leading a multiracial upheaval against police violence and white supremacy across the United States. But as many in the…
We are outraged at the killing of George Floyd and mourn the loss of countless Black lives to police and vigilante violence. These murders come at a time of astounding…
