By Robert JensenFacing what seems like an endless stream of news about racialized conflicts and violence, many people call for us to get beyond our history and find solutions for…
By Senator Hank Sanders Selma, AL – Every time I am stopped by law enforcement, I’m afraid. I recently shared this fear with a friend who is White. He said…
By: David Malebranche President Barack Obama Uriel Sinai/Getty Images Dear President Obama: As a black man, I have cried more times than I care to admit in the past week, particularly after…
One of the most important periods in the history of Black people and Black struggle is the Black Freedom Movement (1965-1975), not only because of its concrete legal, organizational,…
July 12, 2016 “It is more dangerous to be black in America. You’re substantially more likely to be in a situation where police don’t respect you.” The speaker was not…
For Carib News 7/14/16 The French government must be relieved that the month long European Cup was completed without a terrorist incident. The tragedy is that France reached the final but…
By Jelani Cobb The least disputable measure of a bad week is any seven-day period that requires a body count at the end of it. Seven Americans in three different cities…
By Sonali Kolhatkar Above Photo: Alicia Garza, flanked by Patrise Cullors, left, and Opall Tometi. (Video still from “Rising Up With Sonali”) In July 2013, Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi and Alicia Garza, three…
Just a day after millions of Americans celebrated the “Fourth of You Lie”, our nation got more evidence of the lie we live when we “celebrate” freedom. On July 5, 2016,…
By Kai Wright, Photos of Alton Sterling outside the Triple S Food Mart, where he was shot and killed by police early Tuesday, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on July 6, 2016….
We cannot move through or pass the month of July without paying homage to our foremother, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, born July 10, 1875, laying down in peace and rising…
July 5, 2016 In the presidential race, July is convention month. Each party selects its ticket — the nominees for president and vice president — and the choice becomes…