
Land passed down from a freed slave should not be seized to further enrich a giant corporation. By RJ Eskow, AlterNet This is a story about property: real and imagined,…
Land passed down from a freed slave should not be seized to further enrich a giant corporation. By RJ Eskow, AlterNet This is a story about property: real and imagined,…
Earlier this year, activists launched a campaign called Freedom Cities to protect and uplift all people of color. (And, no, it doesn’t include more police.) By Zenobia Jeffries, Yes! Magazine…
Watch This Video: Black Teacher Crisis A new study published by the Institute of Labor Economics finds that black children assigned a black teacher during elementary school performed better on…
Monday, July 31st, 2017 Special Pledge Drive Edition of Vantage Point. Premium: Africa’s Great Civilizations. Dedicated to the Memory of the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey. Special Guests: Dr. Julius Garvey,…
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July 31st is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day By Valerie Wilson, Janelle Jones, Kayla Blado and Elise Gould / Economic Policy Institute July 31st is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day,…
As debate raged around health care and Russia-gate last month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions quietly held a “national summit” of law enforcement representatives to discuss the future of policing. Vice…
By Stephen A. Crockett Jr. – In her first major piece of legislation since taking office, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), along with everyone’s favorite Republican, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), has…
By Greg Palast Why would somebody say a crazy statement like that?” Bernie had his arms spread like gull wings, fingers scribbling facts in the air. “Why” was not really…
By Tess Raser, Truthout As a young Black teacher, I feel empathy for every person I hear is taken from us by state-sanctioned violence — whether through the carceral state or…
By Melanie Zanona HAVANA — All around Havana, local Cuban entrepreneurs refer to the day President Trump unveiled his new policy toward the country simply as “June 16.” It’s easy…
By Jamie Peck / The Guardian Once upon a time, the 1936 film ‘Reefer Madness’ attempted to spread sensationalistic messages about marijuana to youths across the land. Just one toke,…