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President Obama gave his final State of the Union address Tuesday night before a packed crowd of enthusiastic supporters and […]
In a few hours, President Obama will deliver his final State of the Union address. There are no reelection worries, no more attempts to reach out to the other side of the aisle when they only leave you hanging…
President Obama kicked off the new year with one of the most pressing and dire problems facing America — gun […]
President Obama is about to use his pen and issue a new wave of executive actions on gun control, as the […]
Here’s a question worth asking right now: What would happen if 150 armed Black Lives Matter protesters occupied a federal […]
Once again, a grand jury has decided not to indict a police officer for killing a black child. And for […]
As President Obama enters his eighth and final year in the White House, 2016 is destined to be his blackest year yet.
Fred Hampton. Say his name. On this anniversary of the slaying of the Black Panther leader in Chicago — when black people face the fight of their lives — it is important for us to understand why his life and death mean so much to us now…
A hundred black pastors and religious leaders supporting Donald Trump? There is likely no better way to ruin a perfectly good Thanksgiving holiday…
Laquan McDonald was a human being. But in the video footage of his murder, Officer Jason Van Dyke treated Laquan as less than human–an object–and used the 17-year-old for target practice…
What is behind American reactions to the Syrian refugees? Unfortunately, it’s very simple: America has an Islamophobia problem. And in a nation with centuries of experience in the hatred and oppression of people for who they are and what they look like, racism and fearmongering always trump freedom and equality.
The disrespect for President Obama coming out of the Republican fringes knows no bounds. And Senator Ted Cruz is at it again. […]
What are the challenges facing women and girls of color? In an unprecedented move, the Obama White House is holding a summit on improving the conditions of a group that contributes much to this nation, and yet is vulnerable and deserves our attention…
The fourth Republican presidential debate was a test for newly minted frontrunner, former neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson…
Dr. Ben Carson, the neurosurgeon-turned-politician, may have gifted hands in the operating room when operating on conjoined twins, but politics […]
Kentucky has a new lieutenant governor who is making history, as the first African-American elected to statewide office in the Bluegrass state, and therefore the first Black person elected to the office.
Was a 28-year-old immigrant from Guinea executed by members of the NYPD and then a victim of a massive cover-up?
Why is #BlackLivesMatter going after Hillary Clinton, and what must she do? The goal is to make sure that she incorporates racial justice, criminal justice and the agenda of black people into their policy platforms. Being a Democrat simply is not enough, as Hillary—like Bernie Sanders or Martin O’Malley—must prove she believes black lives matter.