One big problem for the real left lies in its lack of a compelling “vision”: a clear, concrete, and attractive image of the social change it advocates. By Harriet Fraad…
Kenya answered the U.N. secretary general’s call for an international intervention in Haiti. To be effective, it needs to grapple with gang violence. By The Washington Post — Any successful…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — At this hour of urgency and needed liberative initiatives in African and human history, and in this month, Black August, the site and source of…
Talk is better than war, but those who are willing to turn a blind eye to the futility of talks in the past three years since the fall of Mali…
Association with France’s colonial history and neocolonial policies are likely to handicap Washington throughout Africa in the medium to long term. By Ken Opalo, An Africanist Perspective — I: Important…
By Valante Maria, Medium — A recent incident at the Montgomery Alabama riverfront has ignited profound discussions about the complex struggles faced by black Americans and the importance of unity…
As president, Trump normalized racism. Now U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has been assigned to his felony case tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. *Originally published Wednesday, August, 2,…
Dr. Maulana Karenga — Each August, this month of memory and marking of heightened struggle, we inevitably and unavoidably turn towards Haiti in rightful remembrance and homage. We rightfully remember,…
By Ben Jealous — More than one million Americans told the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week that they aren’t willing to wait any longer. Their comments insisting that EPA…
Once considered a novelty in school, hip-hop has spawned an array of educational programs and initiatives that are reshaping the way educators teach and how students learn. By Toby Jenkins,…
By Julianne Malveaux — We need to watch our language. The debacle at the Montgomery Pier, where enslaved people were once offloaded and sold, is described as a “brawl.” The…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — The emerging age of the centrality of artificial intelligence in our lives unavoidably raises the question of the increasing imposed artificiality of our lives, not…