Skip to main content

The Fight for Black Men

By Commentaries/Opinions

By Joshua DuBois

There is an easy way to meet Joe Jones, and a hard way. Let’s start with the easy way. If you and I were at a cocktail party, I’d introduce you to a tall, bald, black man, standing a shoulder above most everybody else.

Read More
Commentary, Articles and Essays by Dr. Julianne Malveaux

If You Don’t Like Disparities, Try Equality

By Commentaries/Opinions, Dr. Julianne Malveaux

** Author’s Note: In my column “IF YOU DON’T LIKE DISPARITIES, TRY EQUALITY” I erroneously restated a comment I heard during a “think tank” at Rodham Institute. I was extremely remiss in not fact checking this statement. In communicating with Howard University, the facts are that of the 120 students admitted in Howard University’s School […]

Read More
Commentary, Articles and Essays by Rev. Jesse Jackson

A fair minimum wage is a measure of decency

By Commentaries/Opinions, Rev Jesse Jackson

Lead story image

The April jobs report has been hailed as good news by the nation’s newspapers. But a look under the numbers is more sobering. In Chicago and cities across the country, extreme poverty remains high, and the jobless still haunt our streets. Washington would rather sell optimism. We’ve seen 38 straight months of private-sector jobs growth. The stock market is at record heights. Corporate profits are setting records as a percentage of the economy. Compared with Europe and Japan, the U.S. is doing well. But more than 20 million people are still in need of full-time work. That level of unemployment …

Read More