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…
BY JESSE JACKSON September 22, 2015 Washington is girding itself for what will be an historic visit by Pope Francis this week. So many are expected to flock into the…
By Miriam Markowitz At Brooklyn’s predawn Jouvert celebration, pictured here, the shooting of an aide to Governor Cuomo brought the tradition into the national spotlight and kindled yet another debate…
By Lawrence Ware & Paul Buhle During the exhilarating and dangerous late 1960s and early 1970s, no world historical figure of older generations had a more militant defense of Black…
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By Candice Bernd Demonstrators gather and display signs at the Restore the VRA rally in Washington, DC, September 16, 2015. (Photo: NAACP / ADC National) Clad in yellow shirts, hundreds…
The Middle East is where the great religions have their genesis. It is the home of Judaism, Islam and Christianity. The crusades were fought in this part of the world…
BY JESSE JACKSON September 15, 2015 This week, the independent commission convened by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon in the wake of the Michael Brown Jr. killing in Ferguson, Mo., released…
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By Adele Stan The Republican Party has a Donald Trump problem—and that has some Democrats thanking Lady Luck for apparently blowing on their dice. The casino mogul, after all, has…














