
By Sam P.K. Collins, The Washington Informer — The Nov. 8 midterm election red wave predicted by politicos didn’t happen after all. Instead, local and state-level voter mobilization efforts successfully…
By Sam P.K. Collins, The Washington Informer — The Nov. 8 midterm election red wave predicted by politicos didn’t happen after all. Instead, local and state-level voter mobilization efforts successfully…
No matter what becomes of Donald Trump, the forces of intolerance, racism, and belligerence he harnessed in American politics will persist. By Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker — In December,…
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva speaks out about deforestation and the weakness of global institutions before his speech at the COP27 climate summit. By Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker…
Leaders and activists are meeting in Egypt at a precarious time for the planet. By Devika Rao, The Week — Starting on Nov. 6 and running through Nov. 18, Egypt…
Inspiring stories about our past can open portals to the world that awaits us and help us dream what a world with reparations looks like. By Trevor Smith & Aria…
Reparations ‘would mean better for our children,’ one person told MarketWatch, while others say it would be ‘a game changer’ for paying debts, buying homes and building generational wealth By…
By Rachel Schlueter, The Daily Northwestern — The Evanston Reparations Committee hosted a town hall Saturday October 22, 2022 to address concerns about the city’s reparations program. The committee invited…
A little-known Civil War story illuminates America’s broken promise to Black America. By Bennett Parten, Zócalo Public Square — Americans get Sherman’s March all wrong. Ask anyone who’s seen Gone…
The framers of the Constitution never mentioned a right to vote. They didn’t forget. They intentionally left it out. By Morgan Marietta, The Conversation — If you’re looking for the…
Until Democrats tell it like it is, their electoral majorities will continue to be fragile. By Robert Reich, The Guardian — A milder version of Liz Truss’s economically induced vanishing act…
A record number of Black candidates will run for office in the 2022 midterm elections including 16 Democrats and three Republicans. By Derek Major, Black Enterprise — A record number…
Jackson used “originalism” against the right’s “race-neutral” voting theory in oral arguments on “Merrill v. Milligan.” By Marjorie Cohn, Truthout — During the Supreme Court’s oral arguments in Merrill v. Milligan, a case that…