By Ben Jealous — If we’re going to realize the climate benefits of historic federal support for clean energy and jobs approved in the last two years, connections are the…
By Julianne Malveaux — There is no question how I will vote in a contest between President Joe Biden and the toxic prior President. Biden wins every time. But I’m…
America’s best-known ornithologist written out of history – Wilson’s warbler, top, will be renamed, as will Audubon’s shearwater, named after John James Audubon. By Keiran Southern, The Times — Birds…
The violence of colonization was not limited to bombs and armies. By Karen Attiah, The Washington Post — As the assault on Gaza nears its fifth week, I’ve been watching…
State legislation is seeking to impose limits on discussions of racism in North Carolina, even as one city ramps up its effort to compensate Black residents. By Brentin Mock, Bloomberg…
German forces killed almost 300,000 people during the Maji Maji rebellion in the early 1900s. By Jessica Parker & Danai Nesta Kupemba, BBC — The German president has expressed “shame”…
A scholar who has studied Palestinian refugees for 20 years explains the history of their displacement and the stakes involved for those living in an indefinite exile. By Michael Vicente…
Rev. Robert Turner walks from Baltimore to DC each month to raise awareness of the need to compensate Black Americans for slavery, discrimination and broken promises. By John-John Williams IV,…
By Vijay Prashad, Globetrotter — On October 30, 2023, Israeli authorities said that they had killed “dozens” of Hamas fighters in the first days of their ground invasion. Meanwhile, Gaza’s…
A coffee table book authored by Nelson Mandela’s daughter, Dr. Pumla Makaziwe Mandela, takes a look at the family man behind the statesman with never-before-seen private photography. By Tom Page,…
Although Black and Hispanic Americans have accumulated more wealth in recent years, their net worth still lags far behind that of White Americans. By Tami Luhby, CNN — Although Black…
By Julianne Malveaux — Many are rejoicing that Republicans finally got around to electing a speaker, thus breaking the logjam that began when Trump acolyte Matt Goetz (R-FL) introduced legislation…