By Dr. Hermene Hartman, N’DIGO — The dust has settled. The surprise is over. Vice President Kamala Harris has raised more money than any political campaign ever in a short time. In…
By Terri Givens, University of British Columbia — Shirley Chisholm, a Democratic congresswoman, was the first African American woman to run for president of the United States. Sixty years later,…
Lessie Benningfield Randle and Viola Fletcher are asking the state supreme court to allow their historic lawsuit to proceed. By Ed Pilkington, The Guardian — The two remaining survivors of…
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…
Written by actor and playwright Jeremy O. Harris, the London version of the play, which also offered “Black Out” performances on Broadway, stars Kit Harington. By Georg Szalai, The Hollywood…
By Earl Ofari Hutchinson — Now that the Bob Marley biopic One Love has hit the big screen, there’s one question that I have been asked more than any other over the…
Whether directly or indirectly, violence is often glorified and perceived to be an essential part of Black culture. The idea of “Black-on-Black” crime is a myth because the majority of…
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…
Life in Grenada, the island my grandparents once left for the UK, is safe and caring. Here, I feel that freedom is my birthright. By Zoe Smith, The Guardian —…
By Aaron Blake, The Washington Post — A Republican presidential primary campaign that has often focused on issues of race — Donald Trump’s “poisoning the blood” rhetoric, Ron DeSantis’s slavery curriculum…
We now “treat it like a day to celebrate King and we ignore the fact that all these other things are going on”. By Chauncey DeVega, Salon — Dr. Martin…
The Black legacy of channeling our grief toward a more just world is often missing from the American discourse. That legacy was tested after Hamas militants massacred 1,400 people in…