
By Ben Jealous — I was trained to fight by my grandmother, Mamie Bland Todd. She would often remind me, “Pessimists are right more often, but optimists win more often.”…
By Ben Jealous — I was trained to fight by my grandmother, Mamie Bland Todd. She would often remind me, “Pessimists are right more often, but optimists win more often.”…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — This is again a sankofa offering for rightful remembrance and reflection on our honored ancestor and beloved teacher, El Hajj Malik El Shabazz. If we…
Four scholars of race, religion and immigration explain how US refugee and asylum policy has long been racially and religiously discriminatory in practice. By Laura E. Alexander, Jane Hong, Karen…
Why it’s a bad idea to revive a Cold War concept. By Peter Slezkine, Foreign Affairs — The Russian invasion of Ukraine has revived the concept of “the free world.”…
By Julianne Malveaux — When the Supreme Court overturned Section Five of the Voting Rights Act, it struck a blow to voting rights. No longer did states with a history…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — In this month of raising up, remembering and reflecting deeply on the life and legacy of El Hajj Malik El Shabazz, I want to share…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — In this month and historical moment of remembering and raising up Nana Malcolm X as a mirror and model for us and the world, we…
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…