By Julianne Malveaux — March 15 was National Pay Equity Day. It’s the day when women have to work into a new year to earn the same amount that men…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Part 1. This offering is in rightful homage and deep appreciation, not only for Nana Ida B. Wells-Barnett, but also for the awesome and audacious…
These letters from Black Americans to the people who once controlled their lives show a desire for freedom and a desperate longing to be reunited with their families. By Gillian…
“Obituaries are more than an accounting of the sunrise and sunset of someone’s life. It is a piece of history, a story well told, and a legacy for the next…
By NNPA Newswire — In March 2020, when college campuses across the country closed and sent students home, many HBCUs continued to house hundreds of students who did not have…
By W. E. B. Du Bois (April 1925) — ONCE upon a time in my younger years and in the dawn of this century I wrote: “The problem of the…
Russia and Ukraine are major food exporters. This war threatens to drive millions more into food insecurity globally. By John Knefel, Truthout — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is threatening to…
By Mike Schneider, Associated Press — Brandon Manning and his wife were both born in the U.S. South and had been itching to return, but Manning didn’t want to go…
Monday, March 14, 2022 — On this Women’s History Month Phenomenal Black Women Series edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor is joined by Dr. Brenda…
By Jennifer Popper, TAPinto — Editor’s Note: This is to acknowledge that the resolution being introduced is specific to an Assembly bill about Newark, not Plainfield. An earlier version of…
By GBH News — Plans for reparations are starting to emerge across the country after various measures have been under consideration for more than 150 years. However, what will these…
The bureau estimated that the 2020 census incorrectly counted 18.8 million residents, double-counting some, wrongly including others, and missing others entirely, even as it came extremely close to reaching an…