Dr. Julianne Malveaux

When Dr. Martin Luther King envisioned the Poor People’s Campaign in 1968, he envisioned all kinds of people descending on our nation’s capital, bringing demands to federal agencies.  He envisioned…

Matthew “Peanut” Johnson was sixteen when San Francisco Police officer Alvin Johnson killed him. The unarmed teen was said to have been fleeing a stolen car, and Johnson claimed that…

We in these United States love to bask in the glory of our “exceptionalism”. We are great, we are wonderful, we dominate the world. Scholars who study “us” say that…

The apprehension that I felt upon Donald Trump’s victory in the Presidential election has only increased as he has announced the appointments of his chief of staff, strategist, and cabinet…

I began election night with exuberance. I was among the many who forecast a Hillary win. The only disagreement among my circle was how big the Hillary rout would be….

Just a few days before the corrosive 2016 election, it occurs to me that no matter what the outcome, our social fabric has been shredded by the ugliness of this…

I’m writing two weeks before the November 8 election, writing and praying that Election Day comes sooner than it is supposed to. I did my early vote thing so that…

House Majority Leader Paul Ryan (R-WI) is anticipating a Trump win in November. Or, at least, he is preparing for it. He says that if Republicans hold sway in the…

There is no question that Hillary Clinton “won” the September 26 Presidential debate.  She was knowledgeable, composed, unflappable, and occasionally even funny.  Her opponent, who had the temerity to criticize her “stamina”,…

Are you ready to vote?  Are you registered?  These may seem like simplistic questions, especially for those who are aware, but every year some folks are denied access to the polls because…

While millions of children (and teachers) welcome the call to go back to school in August and early September, all is not well in classrooms and school districts around the…