By Ben Jealous — Last week I wrote about something my father, who is white, has said for years: when many white Americans hear the phrase “white privilege,” they respond…
By Ben Jealous — Last week I wrote about something my father, who is white, has said for years: when many white Americans hear the phrase “white privilege,” they respond…
By Ben Jealous — Across the country — from South Carolina to the South Side of Chicago — we are celebrating the life of Rev. Jesse Jackson. This weekend, he…
By Alexanderia Baker-Haidara, Semafor — The passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson this month comes at an inflection point. Much of the modern US-Africa policy architecture he helped lay the foundations…
By Rev. Dennis Dillon, Christian Times — Despite his frailty even a few years ago, Rev. Jesse Jackson pressed his way to a VIP lounge at the New York Sheraton…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: “It is with profoundly heavy hearts that…
By Ben Jealous — One of the great strengths of our movement is that our leaders do more than inspire young people — they keep the door open for them….
By Kevin Harris and Richard McDaniel — Donald Trump won 48% of Latino voters in 2024 – the best Republican showing in half a century. Fourteen months later, 70% disapprove…
By Ben Jealous — We keep Black History Month on one shelf and Valentine’s Day on another. One is supposed to be about pain and struggle. The other about flowers…
Condolences and Reflections from Dr. Brenda M. Greene Founder & Executive Director Emeritus Center for Black Literature, CUNY — Woodie King Jr., the founder of the New Federal Theatre in 1970, the…
By Ben Jealous — Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson has emerged as a clarion voice for American democracy in turbulent times. The values he represents reflect the voters who elected him….
In a state where towns revisit old stories and cities reel from new ones, America’s 250th asks what it really means to be free. By Ben Jealous — In Minnesota…
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…