The American Psychological Association has perpetuated racism for decades. By Nicole Chavez, CNN — The country’s leading scientific and professional psychology organization has issued a formal apology to communities of color for…
New books investigate the brutality of the internal slave trade by focusing on a single firm, Franklin and Armfield, and examine the role of white women in enslaving Black people….
For a century and more, the conventional wisdom about the evolution of the financial systems embodied in institutions like Lehman Brothers was that modern American capitalism was built not on…
Lope Martín, an Afro-Portuguese pilot, was the first navigator to sail from the Americas to Asia and back. By Andrés Reséndez, TIME — In grade school and beyond, we learn…
By William I. Robinson, Truthout — A log-jam of container ships waiting to dock and unload in Los Angeles ports. Semiconductor shortages generating a backlog of orders around the world…
By Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, TomDispatch — When President Biden first unveiled the Build Back Better agenda, it appeared that this country was on the path to a new war…
He sits in prison after decades of fighting for Black liberation, forgotten by the nation that never understood him, writes Rembert Browne. By Rembert Browne, TIME — It seemed like…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Even though it no longer appears as a major item of interest on the nightly news, the issue and pursuit of reparations remains a critical…
The G20, an exclusive club of mostly wealthy nations, met just before the COP26 in Glasgow and paid little more than lip service to the world’s leading problems, while preserving…
By Vinette K. Pryce, Caribbean Life — Following a gubernatorial election campaign predicted to being a national referendum on the state of the Democratic Party, Winsome Sears, a naturalized citizen…
At COP26 the wealthy countries cast themselves as saviours, yet their efforts are hopelessly inadequate and will prolong the injustice. By George Monbiot, The Guardian — The story of the…
By Aarón Torres, Kansas City Star — When Gwen Grant looks at the socioeconomic gaps between Black people and white people in the Kansas City area, she feels troubled. “At…