
Though many Americans don’t know much about Kwanzaa, it’s a beautiful holiday that all can share in. Akiba Solomon of Colorlines.com, federal civil rights attorney Charles Coleman Jr., and Donna Washington, author…
Though many Americans don’t know much about Kwanzaa, it’s a beautiful holiday that all can share in. Akiba Solomon of Colorlines.com, federal civil rights attorney Charles Coleman Jr., and Donna Washington, author…
For all the kids watching at home, Santa just is white . . . Santa is what he is . . . Just because it makes you feel uncomfortable doesn’t mean it has to change. You know, I mean, Jesus was a white man, too. . . . He was a historical figure; that’s a verifiable fact, as is Santa. – Megyn Kelly, Fox News, December 11, 2013
Tessanne Chin has returned triumphantly to Jamaica after winning The Voice singing competition. Her splendid performance and achievement has brought much merriment to Jamaicans, those at home and those abroad.
The holiday is upon us. The streets and stores are gaily decorated; music is in the air. There’s a scurry for cards and presents; an expectation of families gathering.
By: Fidel Castro
Maybe the empire thought that we would not honor our word when, during days of uncertainty in the past century, we affirmed that even if the USSR were to disappear Cuba would continue struggling.
By David A. Comissiong
Human nature being what it is, it is perhaps inevitable that there will be some tension between our new multi-territory Federal State and the individual island-states. This is to be expected.
Each season and celebration of Kwanzaa reaffirms our commitment as African people to create, celebrate and sustain good in the world.
By Richard Rothstein
In the last week, we’ve paid great attention to Nelson Mandela’s call for forgiveness and reconciliation between South Africa’s former white rulers and its exploited black majority.
By Dr Marsha Coleman-Adebayo
Nelson Mandela waved to supporters after he voted in South Africa’s first post-Apartheid election, near Durban, April 27, 1994
There are more African Americans under correctional control today ̶ in prison or jail, on probation or parole ̶ than were enslaved in 1850, a decade before the Civil War began.
This month marks the martyrdom of Steve Bantu Biko who stands among the pillars of the world African Liberation Movement as a tall tree among the towering trees at the top of a mountain.
by Judith Browne Dianis
Every child should be able to dream big, yet we’re facing a discipline crisis in schools across the United States.