by Timothy Shenk This article previously appeared in Dissent Magazine and Portside. Between 1789 and 1850, the United States had twelve presidents. Ten of them owned slaves; the only two…
By Rebecca Solnit ‘A politician is not a given. Each one is in part what we make them, by pushing, blocking, pressuring, encouraging, fighting, reframing, emphasizing, organizing.’ (Photo: Michael…
By: Jeffrey Wright The Mothers of the Movement standing behind Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton (right) The Mothers of the Movement standing behind Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton (right) Jeffrey…
Institute of the Black World 21st Century Drug Policy Reform Initiative 31-35 95th Street, East Elmhurst, NY 11369 ♦ 718.429.1415 ♦ info@ibw21.org ♦ www.ibw21.org November 3, 2016 We are pleased…
By Leah Fried, Joe Brusky (CC BY-NC 2.0,) Extracting wins from the boss has never been easy—and union membership hovering at a low 11 percent isn’t making it any…
By: Charles D. Ellison Voters wait in line to cast their ballots during early voting for the 2016 presidential general election Oct. 28, 2016, at the Forsyth County Government Center…
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson The early voting returns show two unsurprising things. One is that black voters are turning out in smaller numbers in some areas than they did in…
A Cuban flag hangs near pineapples and onions at a state market in Havana. | Photo: Reuters Above Photo: A Cuban flag hangs near pineapples and onions at a…
By Lynn Stuart Parramore Imagine a black child from a family of modest resources gets the opportunity to attend an elite college preparatory school. Motivated by a love of learning…
By Isaiah J. Poole Young technician checking solar panels on factory roof Photo Credit: zstock/Shutterstock Since 2011, Maine’s bombastic Republican governor Paul LePage has given America a taste of what…
By: Michael Harriot In the next few days, your news feeds and social media timelines will be peppered with reports of white people reveling at Halloween parties posing for pictures…












