The slander against Black fathers is as old as the country. The men who owned us knew better. So does modern social science. By Ben Jealous — Last week I…
The slander against Black fathers is as old as the country. The men who owned us knew better. So does modern social science. By Ben Jealous — Last week I…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — This is my standard column written to commemorate the Watts Revolt and to pay rightful homage to those who lost, gave and risked their lives…
Three weeks before he died, Dr. King stood up and argued with a number. The July jobs report says he was right. By Ben Jealous — Three weeks before he…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — By every measure and means of rational and relevant consideration, calculation and comprehension, August is a month of major historical markers and milestones for us…
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…
A Commentary and Analysis by Selwyn Carter, Black Politics! — As we accelerate toward the 2026 Fall midterms, the cable media tends to discuss the upcoming elections through a comfortable,…
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…