Institute of the Black World

The Institute of the Black World (IBW) was a think tank based in Atlanta, Georgia, which was founded and directed by African diaspora intellectuals from 1969 to 1983.

Quotes

• The Institute of the Black World is a gathering of black intellectuals who are convinced that the gifts of their minds are meant to be fully used in the service of the black community.
  • "The Institute of the Black World Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Center, Atlanta, Georgia: Statement of Purpose and Program, Fall, 1969" in The Massachusetts Review, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Autumn, 1969), p. 713

See also

• African-American studies