By Dr. Maulana Karenga — (Author’s note: This is a revisiting of an earlier article that speaks not so much to history repeating itself, but of different peoples repeating their…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — (Author’s note: This is a revisiting of an earlier article that speaks not so much to history repeating itself, but of different peoples repeating their…
By Ben Jealous — A lot of good news came out of this month’s elections—and enough bad news to remind us that we can never let our guard down when…
By Ben Jealous — As the dust settles on the midterm elections and the warnings of a “Red Wave” evaporate, it’s time to take a deep breath and take stock…
By Julianne Malveaux — To let the pollsters tell it, Democrats were going to get a “drubbing” or a “shellacking” just like the one President Barack Obama experienced in 2010…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Regardless of the outcome of these current midterm elections, favorable results for us and others will not redeem or radically change this country or save…
By Alex Henderson, Alternet — Back in 2004 — when he was more of a Blue Dog Democrat and had yet to move to the far right and launch the…
Here’s why the “future of democracy and the fate of Black America is in our hands,” according to Dr. Ron Daniels. By Dr. Ron Daniels — For Black America, the…
By Julianne Malveaux — During this Supreme Court session, the justices will tackle affirmative action in two cases brought by “Students for Fair Admissions,” opposing affirmative action policies at Harvard…
Art can be a powerful tool for social change. Sometimes that threatens people in power. By Ben Jealous — Right now, some of America’s greatest artists are contributing their time…
Improving the conditions and capacities for life By Maulana Karenga — By any sane and serious reasoning, measure and meaning, these are bleak, unBlack, challenging and taxing times for this…
By Bishop Garland Hunt — With less than two weeks before the midterms, crime and justice remain hot topics used to gin up voters and get out the party faithful….
Finns learn in school how to spot media disinformation – is that an approach the US could adopt? By Erika Benke and Marianna Spring, BBC — As the midterm elections…