By Jennifer Turner Next week, the U.N. Human Rights Council will formally adopt the first-ever U.N. report on mass incarceration. In this groundbreaking report, the U.N. high commissioner for human…
N”COBRA-Chicago’s Press Conference Address on the Omissions by the Pope on His Visit to America Good Evening. N’COBRA, the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America, Chicago Chapter would…
By Bill Fletcher, Jr. On August 8 in Ferguson, Missouri, demonstrators mark the first anniversary of the death of Michael Brown., Scott Olson / Getty Images, Reprinted with permission from…
9/30/15 Pope Francis came to the papacy under unusual circumstances. His predecessor, Pope Benedict, resigned because of failing health. Pope Francis is the first Pope from the New World chosen…
September 29, 2015 Pope Francis has departed, but his words and his presence linger. He had an electric effect on those who saw him or heard his words. He served…
By Michelle Chen Pre-K students work on projects in San Antonio, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) When people talk about “balancing work and family,” they’re usually talking more about the workplace…
By John Nichols Elizabeth Warren speaking at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute Elizabeth Warren is not the leader of the Democratic Party in any formal sense. She is not the…
Sunday | September 27, 2015 British Prime Minister, David Cameron. He is expected to address the Jamaican Parliament on Wednesday morning at 8.25. The chairman of CARICOM’s Reparation Commission, Sir Hilary…
Vantage Point Radio Show hosted by Dr. Ron Daniels with guest James Early, Esmeralda Brown and Don Rojas.
By Gwyneth Kelly Pope Francis continued his tour of the U.S. with an address to the United Nations General Assembly—the largest gathering of world leaders ever at the U.N.—on Friday morning….
By Joshua Holland Not content with alienating single women, Latinos and the LGBT community, the two front-runners for the Republican nomination indulged in some naked Islamophobia this past week. Donald…
By Kelly Hayes Young Black organizer and performing artist Ethan Viets-VanLear and Remy, a Diné, Navajo direct action trainer, worked in creative collaboration to combat police violence in Chicago in…