
By Terri Givens, University of British Columbia — Shirley Chisholm, a Democratic congresswoman, was the first African American woman to run for president of the United States. Sixty years later,…
By Terri Givens, University of British Columbia — Shirley Chisholm, a Democratic congresswoman, was the first African American woman to run for president of the United States. Sixty years later,…
By Ben Jealous — A group of Texas cattle ranchers sued Oprah Winfrey for more than $12 million in 1996. They claimed that one of her shows, called “Dangerous Food,”…
By Edolphus Towns Jr. — *Updated: July 30, 2024, 3:40 PM ET The Department of Labor recently released new Consumer Price Index data. It showed that while inflation has cooled…
By Ben Jealous — What if there was a blueprint for a future presidential administration to unilaterally lay waste to our constitutional order and turn America from a democracy into…
By Hazel Trice Edney, Trice Edney News Wire — Can you imagine what would have happened to a Black man who showed up at a Donald Trump rally acting “suspiciously”…
By Ted Glick — You don’t need to be a pacifist to regret the attempt on Trump’s life yesterday. The MAGA fascists are not going to be defeated on November…
By Ben Jealous — Independence Day at its best is a call to action to leave our children an America as good as its promise. This time of year makes…
Haitians from all walks of life must take ownership of the political transition. By Monique Clesca — One morning this spring, as the sun’s orange tints seeped through my windows…
By Ben Jealous — When Terence Crutcher, a father of four who sang in his church choir, was shot and killed by the police in 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, his…
Black people face enough barriers to enjoying the outdoors. Self-defeating stereotypes should not be one of them. By Ben Jealous — When Rodney Smith’s uncle invited him to go to…
By Ben Jealous — Electric vehicles (EVs) are the future of transportation. As a driver of an (American-made) electric vehicle myself, I know firsthand the amount of money I have…
By Ted Glick — So what’s the state of the horse race for the Presidency? I’ve done a little research, and here’s what I’ve come up with. I looked at…