By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — This week I am thinking about what it means to go back to school in a country that still rations opportunity. The stores are selling…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — This week I am thinking about what it means to go back to school in a country that still rations opportunity. The stores are selling…
Public asked to reach out to bi-partisan members of Congress By Hazel Trice Edney — UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is asking the public for help to pass historic multi-million…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — Seventy-one years ago, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, declaring that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. For generations…
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…
In a recent Newsweek opinion column, Kevin Powell draws on personal experience and cultural history to argue that America must tell the full truth about slavery if it hopes to…
By Dr. Brenda M. Greene — Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu, national educational consultant, publisher, and the author of over 30 books that address empowering Black youth through a culturally responsive curriculum,…
Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA) — FPWA released a data update to our comprehensive analysis “A Look At the March on Washington 60 Years Later: Dreams and Promises Yet to…
Legislators lay out 2024 reparation package, with more in years to come. By Robert J. Hansen, Observer — California’s Legislative Black Caucus on Feb. 21 unveiled its 2024 reparations package…
“Those who do not learn their past will never know their power,” Maryland Gov. Wes Moore told theGrio. “It’s why we must stand together to protect our history and be…
By Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill — Advocates are sounding the alarm about growing pushes from conservative-led states to downplay the impact of slavery and racism on U.S. history and…
It would take three centuries to overcome the current disparities without intervention, or at least a decade with a multitrillion-dollar stimulus plan. By Daniel Johnson, Black Enterprise — A recent…