
By Ben Jealous — Vice President Kamala Harris is sure to be remembered every March in Women’s History Month as the first woman and the first person of color to…
By Ben Jealous — Vice President Kamala Harris is sure to be remembered every March in Women’s History Month as the first woman and the first person of color to…
By Julianne Malveaux — The recent disgraceful derailment of the Norfolk Southern train in Palestine, Ohio, resulted from predatory capitalism on steroids. Railroads, given free land, have exploited the communities…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Author’s Note: This is my standard article in celebration of Black History Month II: Women Focus. This is the month for celebrating the miracles and…
Revisiting When Affirmative Action Was White, nearly two decades on. By Ira Katznelson, Boston Review — First published in 2005, my book When Affirmative Action Was White answered a question Lyndon Johnson posed…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — It is the sacred teaching of our honored foremother, Nana Fannie Lou Hamer, that there are two things we all should care about “never to…
By Ben Jealous — Governor Ron DeSantis continues to try to elevate his Presidential chances while doubling down on banning Black history. Meanwhile, the rest of us would be better…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — African American history was celebrated at this year’s Super Bowl. It was the first time that two Black quarterbacks faced off against each other. John…
By Alex Henderson, AlterNet — When one thinks of major U.S. cities with large Black communities, the places that usually top the list include Detroit (which is 77 percent Black,…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — In this month of remembering, raising up and reflecting on our awesome making and movement through history, it is good to remind our ourselves, society…
By Bashir Muhammad Ptah Akinyele — I am outraged that the college board capitulated to the likes of Governor Ron DeSantis. Let’s be clear! Governor DeSantis’ effort to suppress aspects…
By Ben Jealous — The racial divisions that have split our country for centuries don’t just live in people’s hearts and heads. Some of them exist in concrete and pavement…
By Julianne Malveaux — Each year the Association for the Study of African American Life and History sets a theme for Black History Month. This year the theme is Black…