
The crisis has created a truly geopolitical moment for intra-African politics. By Howard W. French, Foreign Policy — For most global observers trying to make sense of recent events in…
The crisis has created a truly geopolitical moment for intra-African politics. By Howard W. French, Foreign Policy — For most global observers trying to make sense of recent events in…
Dr. Maulana Karenga — Each August, this month of memory and marking of heightened struggle, we inevitably and unavoidably turn towards Haiti in rightful remembrance and homage. We rightfully remember,…
By Ben Jealous — More than one million Americans told the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week that they aren’t willing to wait any longer. Their comments insisting that EPA…
Once considered a novelty in school, hip-hop has spawned an array of educational programs and initiatives that are reshaping the way educators teach and how students learn. By Toby Jenkins,…
As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop, a scholar of the culture and its musical genres explores the meaning of the word ‘dope.’ By A.D….
White people shouldn’t just pat themselves on the back for being less terrible than the crowd that attacked a lone Black man on Saturday. By LZ Granderson, Los Angeles Times…
By Julianne Malveaux — We need to watch our language. The debacle at the Montgomery Pier, where enslaved people were once offloaded and sold, is described as a “brawl.” The…
By Bashir Muhammad Ptah Akinyele — *** “From its earliest days, the Cuban Revolution has also been a source of inspiration to all freedom-loving people. We admire the sacrifices of…
Teach us true respect for all. My fellow Jamaicans, I feel obliged, as Jamaica’s sixth prime minister, to send this message during our Emancipendence Week. This year marks 185 years…
Jeff Goodell, author of The Heat Will Kill You First, found ‘engine of planetary chaos’ in travels from Antarctica to California. By Nina Lakhani, The Guardian — Racism is at…
Local, state, and federal public policies have undoubtedly robbed Black Americans of opportunities to build wealth. By Andre M. Perry and Jordan Fields, Boston Globe — Massachusetts led an embryonic…
By Herb Boyd — Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., who distinguished himself in the courtroom and the classroom at Harvard University Law School, died on Friday in Odenton, Maryland after a…