By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Every March, Women’s History Month brings a familiar rhythm of celebration—panels, proclamations, and tributes to pioneers who shattered glass ceilings. Those stories matter. But if…
Commentary, articles and essays written by Dr. Julianne Malveaux.
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Every March, Women’s History Month brings a familiar rhythm of celebration—panels, proclamations, and tributes to pioneers who shattered glass ceilings. Those stories matter. But if…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — America has rituals for the dead. We lower flags. We dim lights. We ask for moments of silence. In rare cases — former presidents, Rosa…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Labor economists like me mark our calendars for the first Friday of each month, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases The Employment Situation. In…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Don Lemon knew he was going to be arrested. On January 18, he flew from Minneapolis to Chicago to emcee the MLK Breakfast for PUSH…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Black America is often told that foreign policy is distant—something for diplomats, generals, and elites in places most of us will never see. We are…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — The United States insists it cannot afford housing, jobs, or care. Yet it can always afford cages. Immigration enforcement is not a response to crisis;…
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 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 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 Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Every December, we celebrate the story of a child born in a manger. We adorn nativity scenes with soft light and warm sentiment, but we…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — It’s the end of the year, which means you are being barraged by requests to give. Whether it is your alma mater, your church, a…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Every year, corporations expect us to line up, log on, and lose our minds for Black Friday. They expect us to stretch our budgets, drain…