By Ben Jealous — Former President Donald Trump has spent a lifetime getting away with things. Rich and willing to use an army of lawyers to defend his abuses and…
By Herb Boyd — “‘Freedomways’ has no special interests to serve save those already clearly stated—no political, organizational or institutional ties. Those who commit themselves to its support become patrons…
The conference was a first for Latin America Bogota, Colombia – National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) Administrator Don Rojas delivered the keynote address last week at a Global Reparations…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Unquestionably, Venus and Serena Williams revolutionized women’s tennis. With serves that approached the speed of light, fantastic agility, exceptional athleticism, and the grace of gazelles,…
Caribbean native Don Rojas will attend the inauguration of President-elect Gustavo Petro and the historic swearing in of the first-ever Afro-Latina Vice President-elect, Francia Marquez Mina. Bogota, Colombia (August 5,…
At the time, Gallup polls showed that fewer than 20% of Americans approved of interracial marriage. By Matthew Delmont, The Conversation — On a 1968 episode of “Star Trek,” Nichelle Nichols, playing…
By Dr. Maulana Karenga — Certainly, practicing the morality of remembrance, we cannot pass the month of July without paying rightful homage to our foremother, Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, born…
Mary McLeod Bethune is the first Black American to be represented with a state statue in the National Statuary Hall. Her likeness replaces a statue honoring one of the last…
Monday, July 11, 2022 — On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka “The Professor” is joined by special guests Dr. Esther Ojulari and Shawyn Patterson-Howard. Topic…
By overturning Roe v. Wade, the US Supreme Court has thrown the issue of abortion back to the states – and made it harder for Black and brown women to…
By Glynda Carr — The Supreme Court just dealt a devastating blow to reproductive rights. With its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, five Republican-appointed Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court swept…
By Julianne Malveaux — As soon as the Supreme Court announced its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a decision that allowed states, not the federal government to…