A call for a serious discussion to answer an age-old question. Black people are beyond tired to the bone. Our fatigue of playing the citizenship game goes all the way…
A call for a serious discussion to answer an age-old question. Black people are beyond tired to the bone. Our fatigue of playing the citizenship game goes all the way…
To honor Martin Luther King Jr. honestly is to remember that he was organizing to make the dream real—and to decide whether we are willing to carry that dangerous, unfinished…
By Ben Jealous — When New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams spoke directly to Black boys at a recent inauguration, his words spread quickly. Clips ricocheted across phones and…
By Ben Jealous — This week’s column was supposed to be a celebration. A celebration of a wonderful little toy store in a joyful Midwestern town. A store that, heartbreakingly,…
The story of Ancient Egypt’s enduring and innovative civilization has been uprooted from the memory of African People. — Chester Higgins, Sacred Nile By Dr. Brenda M. Greene — As…
By Ben Jealous — In Morrow County, Oregon, families are living through a crisis. According to a Rolling Stone investigation, mothers have suffered miscarriages. Neighbors are battling rare cancers. Local…
By Ted Glick — For the last month or so there have been two small flags flying prominently outside the front door my and my wife’s house. One is an…
U.S is in daily violation of human rights. A View From the Battlefield by Jamala Rogers — I know it seems like the destructive government shutdown was light-years ago, but…
By Ben Jealous — The headlines this month about White men, college admissions, and the fallout from ending affirmative action startled a lot of people. Stories of declining enrollment and…
The leadership lessons Jesse Jackson has given us are not poetic—they are practical, hard-won and urgently needed now. By Ben Jealous — News of the Reverend Jesse Jackson’s health struggles…
At a Virginia estate that shaped civil-rights history, an unlikely conservative keeps bipartisan hope alive. By Ben Jealous — The world of our screens has many of us dreading Thanksgiving….
“Don’t cop out, cop in,” Chavis calls for activists to use their power at the upcoming United Nations COP30 conference. By Siena Gleason — Dr. Benjamin Chavis, president/CEO of the…