Why aren’t we interrogating them about the Supreme Court’s ruling? By Karen Attiah, Washington Post — A very sweaty greeting from the Dallas heat dome. Temperatures here have risen to…
By Ben Jealous — I traveled recently from Baltimore, the city where my mother grew up, to Portland, Maine, where my dad did. It’s easy for many to see differences…
By Julianne Malveaux — Just two years ago, in 2021, The Senate unanimously passed legislation to make Juneteenth (June 19) a federal holiday. The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — As Juneteenth, now federalized as Juneteenth National Independence Day, takes its place as the main focus among the many emancipation celebrations in this country, it…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — For us as a people, remembering and marking this the third anniversary of the public murder of Nana George Floyd under the color and camouflage…
By Michael Witter — There is a ferment building in the world that is realigning relations among nation states, global political and economic power, and even the relations between life…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — On this African Liberation Day, in this year of our people 6263 (2023), as always, we of the African American Cultural Center (Us) send greetings…
By Julianne Malveaux — South Carolina Senator Tim Scott (R) has joined the throng of Republicans seeking to unseat the former President as the frontrunner of that party.. So far,…
We should fear a “compromise” that sells out seniors, kids, and the disabled. By Richard (RJ) Eskow, Absolute Zero — In a May 4 article about the so-called debt ceiling…
By Ben Jealous — I thought last week about the psalm that describes how the most exalted pays closest attention to the smallest, the most in need among us. I…
Haji Malcolm and Cultivating Critical Consciousness: Reaffirming the Radical Awareness of Being Woke
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — The timeless texts and teaching of Haji Malcolm X are a vital contribution to defining and reaffirming the indispensable, urgent and ongoing need to cultivate…
By Ben Jealous — As someone who’s been organizing since I was a teenager, I can tell you that it’s hard to get people to focus on two things at…