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,…
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…
By Julianne Malveaux — The Biden Administration has been pushing hard for credit for its significant economic successes. Coining the phrase ‘Bidenomics,’ the term is meant to direct attention towards…
By William Hartung, TomDispatch — Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past few months, you’re undoubtedly aware that award-winning director Christopher Nolan has released a new film about Robert…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Let us pause and bow our heads and raise our hands in rightful remembrance and praise for our beloved sister, freedom fighter, pastor, professor and…
By Julianne Malveaux — Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson recently announced that he would pivot from his role as President of the National Rainbow Coalition to become a university professor and…
By Ben Jealous — The last Apollo mission launched a few weeks before I was born. I grew up hearing people describe an audacious goal as a “moonshot.” What excites…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Americans have always, in equal measure, been more than willing to tear down somebody’s reputation as they have been to applaud a good comeback story….