
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson — There’s nostalgia at the thought of paying four dollars for a gallon of gas. In fact, there’s an almost deep longing in paying five dollars…
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson — There’s nostalgia at the thought of paying four dollars for a gallon of gas. In fact, there’s an almost deep longing in paying five dollars…
By David A. Love, Black Commentator — Now that Black History Month has ended we should remember that the war on Black history has reached new heights in America. At…
By Tim Libretti, PoliticusUSA — The news these days, cable and otherwise, and you’ll see a lot of cross-currents in the coverage that commentators aren’t bringing together in their totality…
By Vijay Parshad, Independent Media Institute — The war between Russia and Ukraine began long before February 24, 2022—the date provided by the Ukrainian government, NATO and the United States…
By Julianne Malveaux — March 15 was National Pay Equity Day. It’s the day when women have to work into a new year to earn the same amount that men…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Part 1. This offering is in rightful homage and deep appreciation, not only for Nana Ida B. Wells-Barnett, but also for the awesome and audacious…
“Obituaries are more than an accounting of the sunrise and sunset of someone’s life. It is a piece of history, a story well told, and a legacy for the next…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — This is a sankofa retrieval, resharing and reaffirming of the ancient African ethical imperative of “lifting and holding up heaven,” ensuring human good and the…
By Julianne Malveaux — Most of us are riveted to the television, radio, or internet to learn more about what is happening in Ukraine. On one hand, it is a…
By Julianne Malveaux — Zora Neale Hurston has been calling out to Black women since she started writing, collecting our folklore, insisting on our presence. She was a literary sensation…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — This year and month marks the 57th anniversary of the assassination and martyrdom of El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, Nana Min. Malcolm X, who offered and…
By Julianne Malveaux — How should we commemorate Black History Month? Should corporations, universities, and nonprofit organizations bring in speakers, beat drums, and eat soul food? Should folks take out…