Sep 15th, 2009 · The recession has changed the lives of most Americas. But African Americans are almost twice as likely to be unemployed and to face foreclosure. Blacks are also much more likely than whites to be living at or below the poverty line. Dedrick Muhammad, Senior Organizer and Research Associate at the Institute for Policy Studies, offers insights about the disparity and what it could mean for the future economic advancement of African Americans.
Jul 9th, 2009 · Tomorrow President Obama is scheduled to arrive in Ghana for his first official visit to Sub-Saharan Africa. But can the son of Kenya bring real change to the continent, or does the visit carry merely symbolic weight? Charles Cobb, of online news portal allAfrica.com, and Emira Woods, foreign policy co-director at the Institute for Policy Studies, talk about the President's visit to Ghana.
Oct 7th, 2008 · A fellow at Oil Change International and at the Institute for Policy Studies, she argues that the oil industry's grip on policy and government has never been stronger. She documents her concerns — and argues for remedies — in a new book.
Sep 30th, 2008 · On today's Africa update, we recap the Clinton Global Initiative. Plus, South Africa swears in a new president and Nigerians make a bid to buy an English soccer team. For analysis, Farai Chideya talks with Bill Fletcher, Senior Scholar with the Institute for Policy Studies.
Sep 21st, 2008 · Poet E. Ethelbert Miller chair's the board of the Institute for Policy Studies and is the director of the African-American Resources Center at Howard University. He's also the author of a new memoir, in which he uses baseball to describe his life. He tells Liane Hansen a memoir writer has to decide which secrets to tell.
Sep 15th, 2008 · Zimbabwe's new power sharing agreement has some wondering what it means for the country and other countries in that region. Emira Woods, co-director of Foreign Policy and Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, talks about the implications of the newly-minted deal. She says it signals a greater willingness for African leaders to get involved in solving regional problems.
Aug 7th, 2008 · The northwest African nation of Mauritania remains under military rule after soldiers seized control of the capital this week. And the Rwandan government charges that highly-placed French officials were closely involved in the genocide that left hundreds of thousands of Rwandans dead in 1994. Emira Woods, of the Institute for Policy Studies, offers more on these stories.
Jul 1st, 2008 · African leaders met this week, but economic issues were pushed aside in lieu of Zimbabwe's political crisis. Also, Congress votes to remove Nelson Mandela and his African National Congress from the U.S. terror watch list. To get caught up, Farai welcomes Emira Woods of the Institute for Policy Studies.