By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — The American Dream has always been sold as an installment plan: work hard, save something, buy a home, educate your children, retire with dignity and,…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — The American Dream has always been sold as an installment plan: work hard, save something, buy a home, educate your children, retire with dignity and,…
Frederick Douglass asked the question in 1853. Maryland is starting to answer it. By Ben Jealous — In 1836, four white apprentices beat Frederick Douglass nearly blind in a Baltimore…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — In righteously remembering and retrieving the enduring legacy of Nana Ida B. Wells- Barnett, we practice the morality of remembrance, honoring a womanist warrior who…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — As an economist, I have spent much of my life thinking about what money does. It measures value. It facilitates exchange. It stores wealth. But…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Whatever other conclusions we might come to after all the fireworks, fanfare, flag waving, and the White House carnival barker’s big white tent and low-life…
By Milton Allimadi — The First Amendment was never intended to protect the powerful from public scrutiny. It was written to protect the public’s right to know. That principle is…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — This week I am thinking about what it means to go back to school in a country that still rations opportunity. The stores are selling…
When we forget the first fights over voting rights, we forget who profits when the many are divided. By Ben Jealous — Voting rights is back in the news because…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — I have never been much for flag-waving patriotism. I respect the rituals, and I understand why some people are moved by them. But my own…
America turns 250 this week. We should be proud. We should also be honest. By Ben Jealous — Every year, we remember Paul Revere’s ride. As we should. We should…
Vantage Point Vignette Comments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels Perhaps the outrageous and racist decision by the Supreme Court of the United States ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Closing out this month of celebrating Black Music, I would like to do some sankofa sharing of some essential sensitivities and thoughts about the meaning…