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,…
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…
By Ben Jealous — Thirty miles south of Chicago, the Gary Works steel mill is getting a $14 billion modernization, protecting tens of thousands of jobs. Similar investments are underway…
By Ben Jealous — We just fell back. The season of darkness is coming on. But this year, more than any I can remember, that darkness feels existential, not just…
By David A. Love, JD — Welcome to the MAGA era of white grievance under Trump, a desire to return to the good old days and keep control away from…