By Rick Najera The presidential elections have steamed into our American landscape like the iron train did into the old west. Great for the white man, bad for the Indians. And…
Lilly Workneh Erika Goldring via Getty Images The State of Black New Orleans report released by the National Urban League on Wednesday gives clear context for the many ongoing challenges…

BY JESSE JACKSON August 25, 2015 This year in the NBA playoffs, LeBron James silenced all the chatterers who questioned his legacy. He put his team, decimated by injuries, on…
By Alexander Billet Above photo: A scene from the music video for Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright.” (YouTube) It’s been a year since the death of Michael Brown, a year since the rebellion…
Note: The speech below was one of the final speeches of the late civil rights leader Julian Bond when he spoke at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on May 2, 2015,…
By Rebecca Hiscott Recent research suggests that poverty may have a profound effect on the brain. Imaging studies show that the conditions that go hand-in-hand with poverty — a combination…
By Kia Gregory On Wednesday, Ben Carson came to Sylvia’s soul food restaurant, an iconic eatery in iconic Harlem, located along Lenox Avenue near 127th Street. The restaurant is a…
By Kristina Kay Robinson This anniversary is a crossroads, a time to decide what to run toward and what to cast aside for a lighter burden. Ten years ago, I…
By Dave Johnson Businesses are run for a profit that goes into the pockets of the business’ “investors.” To be an investor requires that you have money. This is a…

BY JESSE JACKSON August 18, 2015 The news this weekend that Julian Bond passed away at 75 saddened me deeply. America has lost a true and still vital champion for…
By Ari BermanTwitter Georgia Legislator and civil rights leader Julian Bond, before making a speech, Sunday, May 2, 1971 at the campus in Kent, Ohio. (AP Photo/James Palmer) The fight…
Demonstrators, mark the one-year anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) By Raha Jorjani (Raha Jorjani is an immigration defense lawyer with the Office of…