By Ben Jealous — As we celebrate the 59th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) this month, it is important we remember: the only way to tackle the complex…
By Mamadou Niang — The presidential election in Senegal on March 25, 2024, was a Landmark moment in the history of West African politics. A determined youth and a mobilized…
By Ted Glick — So what’s the state of the horse race for the Presidency? I’ve done a little research, and here’s what I’ve come up with. I looked at…
America needs a new story—one that is honest and inspiring, and that doesn’t shy away from its racial history—to guide us toward realizing a thriving multiracial democracy. By Angela Glover…
A debate is roiling about the aptness of comparing Trump to European fascists. But radical Black thinkers have long argued that racial slavery created its own unique form of American…
Africans in some of the continent’s largest countries show a marked preference for democracy as a form of government over any other type, according to a new global survey of…
The crisis has created a truly geopolitical moment for intra-African politics. By Howard W. French, Foreign Policy — For most global observers trying to make sense of recent events in…
By Ishaan Tharoor with Sammy Westfall, The Washington Post — A new study of Africa’s 54 countries provides grim reading. It found that much of the continent is less safe and…
Conservatives have a long history of contorting the words of Martin Luther King Jr. to further political goals at odds with King’s vision of a colorblind society. By Hajar Yazdiha,…
A functioning democracy could easily dispatch Donald Trump and his doppelgängers. A failed democracy and bankrupt liberalism assures their ascendancy. By Chris Hedges, Common Dreams — There is a fatal disconnect…
The partisan redistricting tactics of cracking and packing aren’t merely flaws in the system—they are the system. By Louis Menand, The New Yorker — To look on the bright side…
Monday, August 8, 2022 — Vantage Point: Tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. James Turner. The Professor Dr. Ron Daniels on the Soapbox with audience call-in Soap Box…