By DaQuan Lawrence, The Hilltop — President of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW), Dr. Ron Daniels, met with The Hilltop to discuss national and world politics, the…
By DaQuan Lawrence, The Hilltop — President of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW), Dr. Ron Daniels, met with The Hilltop to discuss national and world politics, the…
Improving the conditions and capacities for life By Maulana Karenga — By any sane and serious reasoning, measure and meaning, these are bleak, unBlack, challenging and taxing times for this…
The framers of the Constitution never mentioned a right to vote. They didn’t forget. They intentionally left it out. By Morgan Marietta, The Conversation — If you’re looking for the…
Until Democrats tell it like it is, their electoral majorities will continue to be fragile. By Robert Reich, The Guardian — A milder version of Liz Truss’s economically induced vanishing act…
A record number of Black candidates will run for office in the 2022 midterm elections including 16 Democrats and three Republicans. By Derek Major, Black Enterprise — A record number…
Democratic strategist Karen Finney says that part of her mission is to ensure Black voters know they’re different in these all-important elections. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire — The…
By Ben Jealous — Right before our last national elections in 2020, thousands of Black voters in Detroit got a call from someone posing as a woman named “Tamika Taylor.”…
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…
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…
Commentary by the Professor Dr. Ron Daniels on the Soap Box: Roe v Wade and the power of the Black vote. An excerpt from the June 27, 2022 edition of…
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA — Ahead of the all-important 2022 midterm elections, reports show that more than 55 million Americans remain unregistered to vote – and about 10 million…