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…
For Carib News 10/26/16 Another fortnight and the American people will choose who will be the 45th President of the United States. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have addressed the issue…
By: Taylor Campbell A man wears a shirt bearing names of black people shot by police in the form of the words “Black Lives Matter” at the site where an unarmed…
This is the month of remembering and raising up Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977), honored giant in a generation of great leaders. Let us, then, raise and praise…
October 18, 2016 The final presidential debate takes place Wednesday night in Las Vegas, the famed home of boxing, wrestling and MMA showdowns. Millions will tune in looking for another slugfest. But…
By Sarah van Gelder, YES! Magazine The tweet by Bree Newsome came as people around the country, but especially Black people, were struggling to come to terms with the recent…
BY JESSE JACKSON Sexual boasting, emails, tax returns, deplorables — the second presidential debate Sunday featured insults wrapped up in put-downs. This debate was held within miles of Ferguson, Mo., but it…
For Carib News 10/12/16 Barack Obama is demitting office with high approval ratings. He came into office at a time when the economy was in the throes of the Great Recession. …
By Nathalie Baptiste / AlterNet Body cameras were going to be black America’s saving grace. Technology was going to bring to light the horrors of police violence in communities of color, while…
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…
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson — GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump turns Will Rogers famed maxim that he never met a man he didn’t like on its head every time when…
Whatever else, the continued and recent rash of police killings of our people tell us about the police and the society that shelters and supports them and refuses to restrain…