By Bill Fletcher Jr. / AlterNet I found myself reading about the impact of voter suppression, i.e., the efforts to inhibit voter registration and voter participation that have been orchestrated by Republican-dominated…
Cuban President Raul Castro (front C) poses for group photos with guests during the opening ceremony of a summit of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) in Havana, capital of…
By: Todd Steven Burroughs An image from when iconic boxer Muhammad Ali fought the Man of Steel in the comics. DC Comics The best thing about going to my barbershop as…
By Kali Holloway / AlterNet Statistics on black women and education have shown them leading all other gender and racial groups for a few years now. More than half…
Assessing how white people benefit from race-based economic inequality. By Jeanette Wicks-Lim By every socioeconomic measure, there is an undeniable race-based hierarchy in the United States—with black Americans sitting at or…
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness (right) and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a meeting at Jamaica House on Sunday. (Photo: Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday May 24, 2016 – Venezuela and Jamaica have…
By Charlene Muhammad (Contributing Writer) Dr. Ron Daniels Reform drug laws, by decriminalizing, legalizing, and regulating marijuana, Dr. Ron Daniels, veteran social and political activist, advocated during an intimate lunch…
By Tom James New laws on marijuana were supposed to boost tax revenues and free up cops to go after “real” criminals. But underground sales—and arrests—are still thriving. It’s just…
Above Photo: Protesters shut down Lake Shore Drive in Chicago to demand the firing of Chicago police officer Dante Servin and the restoration of funding to Chicago State University. (Photo: Kelly…
Above Photo: Lindsey Lunsford gathers peppers at TULIP’s community garden. Photo by Wil Sands. These Black farmers don’t stop at healthy food. They’re healing trauma, instilling collective values, and changing the…
Where Beyonce, Black Lives Matter and global history collide: The ‘Black Power’ salute at West Point
By Jaweed Kaleem Female cadets at West Point were accused of violating academy rules by making a political statement with a photo of them raising their fists. West Point officials…