Editorial
There are sounds you never forget once you have heard them. The slow crunch of gravel beneath a sheriff’s boots outside a voting station....
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There are sounds you never forget once you have heard them. The slow crunch of gravel beneath a sheriff’s boots outside a voting station....
Conversations are happening right now among old Civil Rights workers that should trouble every American. These are not political operatives, cable television commentators, or...
It is naïve to think there aren’t evil people in the world. They have only one purpose and that is to harm as many...
You’ve had a few weeks to digest the evisceration of the Voting Rights Act by the not-so-Supreme Court. You’ve struggled with finding the appropriate...
By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. As we begin our celebration of Black History Month, we have just completed an extraordinary national tribute to...
By Vincent L. Hall This year, this annual commemoration of Black History Month, pledge to do something you never have before. As you celebrate...
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux How should we commemorate Black History Month? Should corporations, universities, and nonprofit organizations bring in speakers, beat drums, and eat...
By Dr. John E. Warren When the Build Back Better Act passed the House of Representatives last year, there was some excitement about a...
I am so excited about this year’s Person of the Year. A good friend who is not a football fan questioned the choice. She...
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux From the third Monday of January, the federal holiday commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, through the end of...
By Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew Life isn’t fair. I think we do our children a disservice when we tell them that they can expect fairness....
For as long as I have been Black and good-looking (my whole life), there has always been talk about a Black/Brown coalition. These days,...
By Terry Allen When any of us completed a chore, task or assignment, my grandmother, Lucille “Big Mama” would publicly tell us that we...
By Dr. E. Faye Williams Actors, poets and graphic/ visual artists are engaged in a continual quest to touch the hearts, minds and souls...