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…
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson — In the fall of 2009, I made a mental note: keep your eye on Kamala Harris she’s well worth watching. I made the note to…
By Edolphus Towns Jr. — *Updated: July 30, 2024, 3:40 PM ET The Department of Labor recently released new Consumer Price Index data. It showed that while inflation has cooled…
By Julianne Malveaux — Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) didn’t lose many battles, but she succumbed to pancreatic cancer on July 19. She tackled the disease like she tackled so…
Vantage Point Vignettes Comments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels We received the news a few weeks ago that the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee was diagnosed with the dread and…
Vantage Point Vignettes Comments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels More than a week ago I released an article outlining why I believe Black Voters and the Democratic Party should…
Dr. Maulana Karenga — As the country and the world experiences and resists the rise and expansion of rightist forces and their attempts to limit and deny freedom and justice,…
By Julianne Malveaux — Since I don’t tell Republicans how to handle their business, I was somewhat indifferent to the Veepstakes that surrounded candidate Trump. Though South Carolina Senator Tim…