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 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…
By Ted Glick — “What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year,…
By Hazel Trice Edney — It was Oct. 28, 2001, less than two months after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the Pentagon in Virginia and the World Trade Center…
Neighbors of all colors gathered on sacred and stained ground, called each other cousin, and reminded a nation that freedom belongs to everyone. By Ben Jealous — On Juneteenth, I…
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…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — They are calling it a budget cut. But let’s be clear: when Congress cuts WIC, it is taking food from pregnant women, babies, toddlers, and…