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A neon sign reading "Bail Bonds"
September 19, 2022
There is no such thing as a “purge law.” Illinois’ Pretrial Fairness Act is being wrongly compared to "The Purge."
September 12, 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act, the largest climate investment in U.S. history, doesn't do enough to protect our most vulnerable communities.
September 10, 2022
Black people don’t always see themselves as philanthropists. But our collective giving is a path to our collective prosperity.
June 27, 2022
The impact of overturning Roe v. Wade is reverberating in communities you won’t see in the news or hear about.
Musicians George Clinton, Beyonce and Donny Hathaway
June 19, 2022
Since the nation has gotten in on this Juneteenth celebration, cookouts have gotten bigger. And ain’t no cookout without some…
June 19, 2022
OPINION:  Black fathers in college are not the first image most people have when it comes to being a student-parent.…
June 18, 2022
When I was growing up, I thought my father was Superman. I thought he was the smartest, strongest and best…
Country singer Russell Dickerson
June 13, 2022
Last week, the Country Music Association announced its ban on the Confederate flag at the CMA Fest for the first…
June 12, 2022
Whether it be a writers’ strike or a global pandemic, a national cultural reset always seems to upend the powerless.
June 8, 2022
The overturning of Roe v. Wade would be disastrous. But the attacks on Black maternal health go far beyond Roe.
Lollapalooza Buenos Aires 2019 - Day 3
May 20, 2022
On May 13, Kendrick Lamar released his fifth studio album, "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers." The outstanding reviews came…
May 16, 2022
If Democrats want their voters to show up for them in the midterms, they need to keep their campaign promises…
April 25, 2022
For all the harm that COVID-19 has wrought, a silver lining in this dark cloud that still hangs over our…
soul food
April 22, 2022
Soul food is one way—a fundamental way—that Black people have been able to feel a sense of kinship with other…
An American flag behind a gavel and a sound block with a marijuana leaf
April 20, 2022
More than a decade into legal cannabis, it is clear that the communities most harmed by cannabis prohibition are benefiting…
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
April 12, 2022
The moment I read Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to serve on the Supreme Court, the tears that welled…
Hands holding money
April 5, 2022
Fifty years ago, thousands of Black Americans demanded a unified political strategy to advance racial justice in the U.S.
The United Nations building
March 30, 2022
The history of Black American activism in foreign affairs through the U.N. is longstanding but largely unknown.
March 16, 2022
Millions of borrowers have pleaded with the Biden administration to ensure student loan cancellation is addressed before repayment begins.
March 5, 2022
Fox News host Tucker Carlson, already known for race-baiting, suggested that Americans need to see Judge Brown Jackson’s LSAT scores.