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…
By Richard Sudan In this handout picture taken 15 August 1947, British Governor-General Lord Mountbatten (C) gestures as he rides in a carriage alongside Lady Edwina Mountbatten prior to witnessing…
May 3rd 12:21 PM (5 minutes ago) Michel Martin, Emmy Award-winning journalist and weekend host of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” asks former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder a question…
By Robin Scher / AlterNet Let’s face it, young Americans are fed up with the economic status quo. If this fact is not evident enough from the groundswell of millennial support for…
By Anshantia Oso UndocuBlack Network members fight for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the new Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) to be upheld…
By Dani McClain A monument to former Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Richmond, Virginia. (AP Photo / Steve Helber) In March 2012, nearly a month after George Zimmerman killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in…
Danny Glover speaks to the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) on March 29.
Dear Friends: On behalf of the entire City, it is a pleasure to welcome everyone attending the 21st Century State of the Black World Conference IV to Newark! Newark has…