By Ben Jealous — My parents’ marriage was against the law in Maryland in 1966, so they moved west. By the time I was born in 1973, they had settled…
By Ben Jealous — My parents’ marriage was against the law in Maryland in 1966, so they moved west. By the time I was born in 1973, they had settled…
Vantage Point Vignette Comments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels It appears that the bloody, genocidal collective punishment and war against Palestinian human beings in Gaza is finally coming to…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — The federal government shut down on October 1, and the impasse between Congressional Democrats and Republicans suggest that this may be a long one. Already,…
The Revolution promised freedom. Reconstruction promised equality. Neither fight is finished. By Ben Jealous — In my house, two legacies face each other. On one wall hangs a reproduction of…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — This is a sankofa remembrance, retrieval and reflection on one of the most important freedom fighters in the history of the struggles for African and…
How the death of Charlie Kirk exposed so much more. A View From the Battlefield by Jamala Rogers — The murder of MAGA-mentored youth icon Charlie Kirk intensified the country’s…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — The United States economy is cruising for a bruising. Inflation keeps ticking up thanks to, among other things, rising inflation. The job market is not…
The March on Washington shows how artists, through solidarity and courageous love, helped bring the last one to an end. By Ben Jealous — Everywhere I go lately, people whisper…
Many will tell her story, but she told her story — and ours — best. By Herb Boyd — The name Assata Shakur is enshrined in the student center at…
By Ben Jealous — A Midwestern schoolteacher once told her class that a sense of humor is a sign of intelligence. “Look around the classroom,” she said. “The smartest kids…
By Dr. Elwood Watson, PhD — August 6, 2025 marked the 60th anniversary of the ratification of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 – one of the most consequential laws…
By Nkechi Taifa, Esq. — The U.S. Department of Justice has fired a dangerous shot across the bow of Asheville, North Carolina, and Buncombe County, threatening legal action if they…