By R. Drew Smith — Publication information Abstract With the 1976 Soweto uprising serving as a point of departure for the current analysis, this article examines shifts, continuities, expansions, and…
By R. Drew Smith — Publication information Abstract With the 1976 Soweto uprising serving as a point of departure for the current analysis, this article examines shifts, continuities, expansions, and…
Jerry Greenfield quit a year ago this week, saying the company had been silenced. Now he and Ben are asking for our help. By Ben Jealous — For almost as…
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. — Unless you have lived through it, it is easy to dismiss as racial paranoia the wariness and discomfort felt by many successful business…
Working-class men of every color have been in crisis for generations. The way out is to come together, for the sake of all our kids. By Ben Jealous — I…
The slander against Black fathers is as old as the country. The men who owned us knew better. So does modern social science. By Ben Jealous — Last week I…
Three weeks before he died, Dr. King stood up and argued with a number. The July jobs report says he was right. By Ben Jealous — Three weeks before he…
Frederick Douglass asked the question in 1853. Maryland is starting to answer it. By Ben Jealous — In 1836, four white apprentices beat Frederick Douglass nearly blind in a Baltimore…
A Commentary and Analysis by Selwyn Carter, Black Politics! — As we accelerate toward the 2026 Fall midterms, the cable media tends to discuss the upcoming elections through a comfortable,…
Public asked to reach out to bi-partisan members of Congress By Hazel Trice Edney — UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is asking the public for help to pass historic multi-million…
When we forget the first fights over voting rights, we forget who profits when the many are divided. By Ben Jealous — Voting rights is back in the news because…
America turns 250 this week. We should be proud. We should also be honest. By Ben Jealous — Every year, we remember Paul Revere’s ride. As we should. We should…
By Ted Glick — “What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year,…