
‘Do It for Your Big Mama’ By Anne Branigin, The Root — It didn’t take long for U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams to dip into personal responsibility talking points—and some…
‘Do It for Your Big Mama’ By Anne Branigin, The Root — It didn’t take long for U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams to dip into personal responsibility talking points—and some…
By The History Makers — Easter, also referred to as Resurrection Sunday, is the oldest and arguably the most important of all Christian holidays. Like most holidays, its origins extend beyond Christianity. Easter was “derived from a combination of Jewish lore and pre-Christian and pagan practices. It is named after Eostre, the goddess of fertility and birth, worshiped by first-century pagans at the vernal equinox… Christian missionaries saw that this…
By Julianne Malveaux — Cities depend on density. They depend on people milling around downtown, or at neighborhood parks, or street fairs and restaurants. Not only does this milling about…
Introduction The “invasion” of COVID-19 has caused a worldwide crisis. It was declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 1, 2020. More than 1.3 million…
By Verene A. Shepherd — Jamaican History is replete with stories of heroic men and women who at one time or another placed themselves on the frontline of battles for…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Indeed, it has been our history as a people to create free space in the midst of both the harshest and cleverly hidden oppression, lift…
Goodbye to an honest man’s campaign. By Elizabeth Bruenig, NYT — Bernie Sanders has ended his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, which is a tragedy, because he was right about virtually…
By Bashir Muhammad Akinyele, Patch — Hotep Peace!!! Take notes!!!!!!!!! At an US Congressional hearing on reparations in Washington D.C this past summer, internationally famous Black author Ta-Nehisi Coats told…
By Michael A. Grant, J.D. — A storm is passing over Planet Earth. It has picked up momentum. It is wreaking havoc on human beings of every stripe. It is…
Video: Jacqueline Luqman from The Real News Network talks with Dr. Ron Daniels about how America’s legacy of white supremacy has marginalized Black communities with redlining, segregation, poverty, and lack of access. Combating the history of abuse and mistrust is key to surviving the COVID-19 pandemic. Story Transcript: This is a rush transcript and may contain errors. It will be updated. Jacqueline L.: This is Jacqueline Luqman with The Real…
By Kathryn Krawczyk, The Week — Celebrities may be calling COVID-19 a “great equalizer,” but statistics from across the U.S. show that’s far from the truth. Coronavirus case numbers and…
A civil rights group and doctors cite reports that the pandemic is affecting African Americans at a disproportionate rate. By Vanessa Williams, The Washington Post — A civil rights group and hundreds of doctors are calling on the federal government to release race and ethnicity data on coronavirus infections and deaths from covid-19, citing reports that the pandemic is affecting African Americans at a disproportionate rate. The information is necessary to “better…