By Dr. Maulana Karenga — As we celebrate Us-On-Earth Day again this year, I want to raise again the urgent and ongoing need for us to understand this day and…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — As we celebrate Us-On-Earth Day again this year, I want to raise again the urgent and ongoing need for us to understand this day and…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — People keep talking about the future of work as if it is something waiting just around the corner—robots taking jobs, artificial intelligence transforming industries, entire…
By Ben Jealous — America’s student debt system is failing millions of people. About 42.7 million borrowers owe more than $1.6 trillion. More than 5 million have already gone more…
By Herb Boyd — Since its inception, the National Action Network (NAN) has grown exponentially, and the 35th convention this week, with standing-room-only attendance at the Sheraton Hotel, underscored its…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — April 4th is Nana Dr. Martin Luther King’s Day of Sacrifice, the day of his assassination and martyrdom. And we stress his awesome sacrifice, his…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Congress may be on recess. But the waitress covering a double shift, the nurse working overnight, the warehouse worker racing a delivery clock, and the…
By Ben Jealous — The subminimum wage for tipped workers is a legacy of slavery. After the Civil War, many employers in hospitality and rail service hired newly freed Black…
By Bill Fletcher Jr. — In the aftermath of the “No Kings Day” demonstrations of March 28th, there has been renewed interest—and concern—that in many cities the participation of people…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — The quest for reparatory justice for the Holocaust of enslavement and the colonial and empires’ life-crushing companion forms of oppression and their consequences and enduring…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Last Saturday, millions of Americans took to the streets under a simple banner: “No Kings.” More than 3,000 protests were organized across the country. Demonstrations…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — As we close out two months of commemoration and celebration of the history of our people, I reach back to retrieve and reaffirm thoughts on…