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 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…
Ssh! Shut up! Don’t say that! By Joey Pierre, An Injustice! — (Disclaimer: Yes, every child is socialized into the system of white supremacy and is influenced by racism and…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — The ancient African ethical imperative of serudj ta, to repair, renew and remake the world, remains as relevant today and perhaps more urgent for us and…
The Biden administration needs a new policy toward migrants fleeing violence and poverty and to get behind grassroots democratic reform. By The Boston Globe — How much longer is the…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — From the third Monday of January, the federal holiday commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, through the end of February, Black History Month, Dr….