
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson — It’s a ritual with me. On the 10th, 20th, 25th, and now the 30th anniversary of the L.A. riots, I visit several of the same…
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson — It’s a ritual with me. On the 10th, 20th, 25th, and now the 30th anniversary of the L.A. riots, I visit several of the same…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Graduations are an exciting time for most families. They will throng to auditoriums, gymnasiums, churches, or outdoor settings bearing flowers, balloons, and other goodies. They’ll…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — The marking this year of International Mother Earth Day calls on us again to pause and think deeply about the well-being of the world and…
The congresswoman revealed a proposal to make America a member of the International Criminal Court and revoke a Bush-era measure that undermines it. By Akbar Shahid Ahmed, HuffPost — Mounting…
By Hazel Trice Edney — The last two years have underlined what we already knew: the digital divide in America is real and has consequences for millions of Americans. An…
Rather than following the lead of despots like Putin and Xi, Africa should chart its own path. By Tafi Mhaka, Al Jazeera — On March 30, just a day after…
By Julianne Malveaux — I do this thing in my head with President Joe Biden. When he gets on my nerves, I often call him President. When I want something…
By Rand Wilson and Peter Olney, The Stansbury Forum — Against nearly impossible odds, a new independent union called the Amazon Labor Union (ALU) has won the first NLRB-supervised union certification election…
Part 2. By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Nana King, in defining his first practice of service, phrases it as “trying to love somebody,” which is a linking of two of…
Republican politicians routinely claim that cities run by Democrats have been experiencing crime waves caused by failed governance, but a new study shows murder rates are actually higher in states…
The world’s largest online retailer is no longer union-free in the U.S., following a remarkable election victory by an independent union. By Dave Jamieson, HuffPost — Amazon warehouse workers on…
By Abigail Weinberg, Mother Jones — Most Americans think it’s time to legalize weed. A whopping 91 percent of our Republic says that marijuana should be allowed for medical use,…