
By Dr. Iva E. Carruthers — From the heart and tongue of the president of the United States comes demonizing and destructive venom about people of African descent. His spirit…
By Dr. Iva E. Carruthers — From the heart and tongue of the president of the United States comes demonizing and destructive venom about people of African descent. His spirit…
By Obery M. Hendricks, Jr., Ph.D. — I imagine you already know that I am much more socialistic in my economic theory than capitalistic… [Capitalism] started out with a noble…
By Ramzy Baroud — There is a real – but largely concealed – war which is taking place throughout the African continent. It involves the United States, an invigorated Russia and a rising China. The outcome of the war is likely to define the future of the continent and its global outlook. It is easy to pin the blame on US President Donald Trump, his erratic agenda and impulsive statements….
The civil rights icon has revealed a lot to us and about us. By Ja’han Jones — When the Rev. Jesse Jackson announced in November that he’d been diagnosed with…
By Karen Attiah — The president of the United States essentially called black and brown countries “shitholes.” The Internet is aflame with outrage over his comments. There are already many calls to apologize, and there will be more to come. But let’s be real: U.S. media has long treated black and brown countries like “shitholes.” This TV-loving president is a product of a media culture that has systemically covered places…
By: Earl Bousquet — What’s in store for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in 2018? And what’s the future for actual cooperation ties between Latin American and Caribbean states?…
How does she stack up against Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and other Democratic candidates? By Jefferson Morley, AlterNet — Oprah Winfrey’s rousing Golden Globes speech with its hopeful message, “a…
Walter Thompson-Hernández, Splinter — Like most Mexican immigrants in Santa Ana, California, the Cisneros family frequently participates in cultural and ethnic celebrations that remind them of the lives they once…
The 27-year-old activist whose father’s killing sparked a national outcry did not die at the hands of police like him. But her death is still an outrage that speaks to…
“After some meaningful convos on Kwanzaa with Tamika Mallory on Christmas Day & Dr. Ron Daniels of IBW/The Institute of the Black World 21st Century the day after, I feel inspired to discuss today’s practical application of the Nguzo Saba. We need to get our you know whats together, honestly.”
The complicated truth about our relationship with 2017’s most celebrated voters By Mychal Denzel Smith — One lesson we are meant to take away from 2017 is summed up in…
Demonstrators outside the FCC building in Washington. ‘The American people, not greedy corporations, should be in control of the internet.’ In failing to preserve the open internet, the FCC has…