A call for a serious discussion to answer an age-old question. Black people are beyond tired to the bone. Our fatigue of playing the citizenship game goes all the way…
A call for a serious discussion to answer an age-old question. Black people are beyond tired to the bone. Our fatigue of playing the citizenship game goes all the way…
To honor Martin Luther King Jr. honestly is to remember that he was organizing to make the dream real—and to decide whether we are willing to carry that dangerous, unfinished…
Vantage Point Articles & Essays by Dr. Ron Daniels The Institute of the Black World 21st Century joins the overwhelming chorus of voices of heads of state, elected officials and…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — On Saturday, January 3, the American government launched an unprovoked, unjustifiable and illegal attack on the sovereign country of Venezuela, killed at least 80 people,…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — The United States Postal Service is under attack again—and this time, the damage threatens both Black livelihoods and Black votes. The Postal Service is not just…
By Ben Jealous — When New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams spoke directly to Black boys at a recent inauguration, his words spread quickly. Clips ricocheted across phones and…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Congress is has headed home again, leaving behind a familiar mess. Health care costs are rising, insurance premiums are climbing, millions of people are struggling…
By Ben Jealous — This week’s column was supposed to be a celebration. A celebration of a wonderful little toy store in a joyful Midwestern town. A store that, heartbreakingly,…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — It has been a hard year. A loud year. A year marked by cruelty dressed up as policy and indifference framed as realism. Which is…
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson — “The problem with Christian nationalism is they claim that America should be a Christian nation. That it was founded to be a white Christian nation….
The story of Ancient Egypt’s enduring and innovative civilization has been uprooted from the memory of African People. — Chester Higgins, Sacred Nile By Dr. Brenda M. Greene — As…
By Ben Jealous — In Morrow County, Oregon, families are living through a crisis. According to a Rolling Stone investigation, mothers have suffered miscarriages. Neighbors are battling rare cancers. Local…