Vantage Point Articles & Essays by Dr. Ron Daniels The Institute of the Black World 21st Century joins the overwhelming chorus of voices of heads of state, elected officials and…
Vantage Point Articles & Essays by Dr. Ron Daniels The Institute of the Black World 21st Century joins the overwhelming chorus of voices of heads of state, elected officials and…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — On Saturday, January 3, the American government launched an unprovoked, unjustifiable and illegal attack on the sovereign country of Venezuela, killed at least 80 people,…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — The United States Postal Service is under attack again—and this time, the damage threatens both Black livelihoods and Black votes. The Postal Service is not just…
By Ben Jealous — When New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams spoke directly to Black boys at a recent inauguration, his words spread quickly. Clips ricocheted across phones and…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Congress is has headed home again, leaving behind a familiar mess. Health care costs are rising, insurance premiums are climbing, millions of people are struggling…
By Ben Jealous — This week’s column was supposed to be a celebration. A celebration of a wonderful little toy store in a joyful Midwestern town. A store that, heartbreakingly,…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — It has been a hard year. A loud year. A year marked by cruelty dressed up as policy and indifference framed as realism. Which is…
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson — “The problem with Christian nationalism is they claim that America should be a Christian nation. That it was founded to be a white Christian nation….
The story of Ancient Egypt’s enduring and innovative civilization has been uprooted from the memory of African People. — Chester Higgins, Sacred Nile By Dr. Brenda M. Greene — As…
By Ben Jealous — In Morrow County, Oregon, families are living through a crisis. According to a Rolling Stone investigation, mothers have suffered miscarriages. Neighbors are battling rare cancers. Local…
By Ted Glick — For the last month or so there have been two small flags flying prominently outside the front door my and my wife’s house. One is an…
U.S is in daily violation of human rights. A View From the Battlefield by Jamala Rogers — I know it seems like the destructive government shutdown was light-years ago, but…