By Julianne Malveaux — Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) didn’t lose many battles, but she succumbed to pancreatic cancer on July 19. She tackled the disease like she tackled so…
Vantage Point Vignettes Comments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels We received the news a few weeks ago that the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee was diagnosed with the dread and…
January 29, 2024 Special Edition of Vantage Point On this special edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor is joined by the audience and special guests…
She was a trailblazer for female rap artists, but that was only the beginning of a career that has encompassed movies, TV, singing, fashion, and business. By Ronku Idowi Reeves,…
University’s 30th president marks inauguration with praise for trailblazers, hope for a future enriched by ‘dynamic engagement’ on and beyond campus. By Alvin Powell, The Harvard Gazette — Claudine Gay…
Women make up 51% of the population, and Afro-Brazilians 56%, but no Black woman has ever sat on the highest court. By Constance Malleret, The Guardian — A young Black…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Some people first saw civil rights activist Tamika Mallory when she was one of four leaders of the 2017 Women’s March. Her activism hardly began…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Author’s Note: This is my standard article in celebration of Black History Month II: Women Focus. This is the month for celebrating the miracles and…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — On this the 57th year and 228th season of our coming into being as an organization, it is morally imperative and historically necessary to pay…
The selection of Ms. Sewell, the Nassau County chief of detectives, was seen as one of Eric Adams’s most critical appointments as incoming mayor. By The New York Times —…
‘The world is a lesser place today without her.’ Acclaimed author bell hooks dies at 69. By Linda Blackford, Lexington Herald Leader — bell hooks, a Hopkinsville native who went…
By Vinette K. Pryce, Caribbean Life — Following a gubernatorial election campaign predicted to being a national referendum on the state of the Democratic Party, Winsome Sears, a naturalized citizen…