By Dr. Maulana Karenga — As we close out two months of commemoration and celebration of the history of our people, I reach back to retrieve and reaffirm thoughts on…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — As we close out two months of commemoration and celebration of the history of our people, I reach back to retrieve and reaffirm thoughts on…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — In the more than two-century history of the United States Senate, Black women have been almost entirely absent. Today, for the first time, two are…
By Ben Jealous — Last week I wrote about something my father, who is white, has said for years: when many white Americans hear the phrase “white privilege,” they respond…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Every March, Women’s History Month brings a familiar rhythm of celebration—panels, proclamations, and tributes to pioneers who shattered glass ceilings. Those stories matter. But if…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Mad Max Trump and Thunderdome Netanyahu have taken the world to war again, offering us a pre-apocalyptic picture of apprehensions, vulnerabilities, catastrophes and consequences to…
By Ben Jealous — Across the country — from South Carolina to the South Side of Chicago — we are celebrating the life of Rev. Jesse Jackson. This weekend, he…
By Alexanderia Baker-Haidara, Semafor — The passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson this month comes at an inflection point. Much of the modern US-Africa policy architecture he helped lay the foundations…
By Rev. Dennis Dillon, Christian Times — Despite his frailty even a few years ago, Rev. Jesse Jackson pressed his way to a VIP lounge at the New York Sheraton…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — America has rituals for the dead. We lower flags. We dim lights. We ask for moments of silence. In rare cases — former presidents, Rosa…
By Ben Jealous — One of the great strengths of our movement is that our leaders do more than inspire young people — they keep the door open for them….
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Labor economists like me mark our calendars for the first Friday of each month, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases The Employment Situation. In…