
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Part 2. My interest in and embrace of Kiswahili as a pan-African language of choice raised questions of how best to communicate this choice and…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Part 2. My interest in and embrace of Kiswahili as a pan-African language of choice raised questions of how best to communicate this choice and…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Part 1. The rapid rise of the Swahili language to global reach and significance reflected in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)…
Joe Biden is set to make his first visit as president to the Middle East, during which he will meet the Saudi crown prince the US accuses of ordering the…
As a women’s rights activist, Nina Otero-Warren fought for the right for women to vote in New Mexico. Now, her image is featured on the US quarter. By Anna María…
A major public opinion study asked people to rank the import of 29 current issues. Nuclear war wasn’t even on the list. By C.J. Polychroniou, Truthout — We live in…
Pouring one out for the clown of Westminster. By Simon Childs and Ruby Lott-Lavigna, Vice — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has finally announced he will resign. His departure comes after…
By Aileen T. Teague, HNN — On June 19 in Bogotá, Colombia, everything changed. Gustavo Petro, a senator and former rebel, narrowly defeated businessman Rodolfo Hernández to become president, marking…
By Julianne Malveaux — There have been at least 214 mass shootings in the United States so far this year, the most recent being the killings during a July 4…
Like Trump, Boris Johnson bulldozed institutions and opposition deemed to stand in the way of his vision. By Sasha Abramsky, Truthout — As I began writing this column from London…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Nana Frantz Fanon (July 20,1925–December 6, 1961), noble ancestor and teacher of the righteous, radical and transformative word, believed in Africa’s capacity to repair, raise…
The tacit questions were: who is black and why? And what does being black signify? Black, it was commonly understood,… By Catherine Hall, London Review of Books — In the early 18th century,…
The Supreme Court will soon hear a case that could fundamentally change how the electoral process works in the U.S. By Sharon Zhang, Truthout — As the Supreme Court prepares…