Dedicated to the memory of Boukman Vantage Point Special Articles and Essays by Dr. Ron Daniels This day, August 14th, is one of the most significant in world history. On…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — On this the centennial anniversary and celebration of the coming into being of Nana James Baldwin (August 2, 1924), beloved writer and teacher of the…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — It is good to see the Kamala campaign centering on joy in the struggle to defeat those who would outlaw love, laughter and learning; arrest…
By Dr. Ron Daniels — In 2020, Black voters helped carry President Biden to the White House, but now that the president has done the right thing by stepping aside…
Vantage Point Vignettes Comments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels In my essay With Gratitude to Biden: Time to Rally Around Kamala Harris, I predicted that when President Biden stepped aside…
By Ben Jealous — As we celebrate the 59th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) this month, it is important we remember: the only way to tackle the complex…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — We are at a critical historical moment of the amassing, movement and meeting of progressive forces in this country to protect the people from Trumpian…
By Dr. Hermene Hartman, N’DIGO — The dust has settled. The surprise is over. Vice President Kamala Harris has raised more money than any political campaign ever in a short time. In…
By Terri Givens, University of British Columbia — Shirley Chisholm, a Democratic congresswoman, was the first African American woman to run for president of the United States. Sixty years later,…
By Julianne Malveaux — Vice President Kamala Harris has a political career that is classic textbook. She leveraged her legal training at the University of California into a position in…
By Ben Jealous — A group of Texas cattle ranchers sued Oprah Winfrey for more than $12 million in 1996. They claimed that one of her shows, called “Dangerous Food,”…
Dr. Maulana Karenga — There is a huge and understandable sigh and feeling of relief that President Joe Biden has decided not to run for president again and most likely…