To honor Martin Luther King Jr. honestly is to remember that he was organizing to make the dream real—and to decide whether we are willing to carry that dangerous, unfinished…
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By Ben Jealous — When New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams spoke directly to Black boys at a recent inauguration, his words spread quickly. Clips ricocheted across phones and…
By Ben Jealous — This week’s column was supposed to be a celebration. A celebration of a wonderful little toy store in a joyful Midwestern town. A store that, heartbreakingly,…
By Ben Jealous — In Morrow County, Oregon, families are living through a crisis. According to a Rolling Stone investigation, mothers have suffered miscarriages. Neighbors are battling rare cancers. Local…
By Ben Jealous — The headlines this month about White men, college admissions, and the fallout from ending affirmative action startled a lot of people. Stories of declining enrollment and…
The leadership lessons Jesse Jackson has given us are not poetic—they are practical, hard-won and urgently needed now. By Ben Jealous — News of the Reverend Jesse Jackson’s health struggles…
At a Virginia estate that shaped civil-rights history, an unlikely conservative keeps bipartisan hope alive. By Ben Jealous — The world of our screens has many of us dreading Thanksgiving….
By Ben Jealous — Thirty miles south of Chicago, the Gary Works steel mill is getting a $14 billion modernization, protecting tens of thousands of jobs. Similar investments are underway…
By Ben Jealous — We just fell back. The season of darkness is coming on. But this year, more than any I can remember, that darkness feels existential, not just…
MAGA voters and Democrats alike know workers need $25 an hour. Acting on that consensus is how we save American families. By Ben Jealous — The old blues singer had…
By Ben Jealous — My parents’ marriage was against the law in Maryland in 1966, so they moved west. By the time I was born in 1973, they had settled…
The Revolution promised freedom. Reconstruction promised equality. Neither fight is finished. By Ben Jealous — In my house, two legacies face each other. On one wall hangs a reproduction of…
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