Editorials

As we enter the first weekend of Black History Month, after a long week of fighting memes and policies, we want to encourage you to take a moment. Take a deep breath, then stand up […]

By Dr, Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association American democracy is under siege across the board in different industries. Diversity is good for business and diversity is good for American […]

Dr. Chanda Nicole Holsey | “Is it canon for people of color to be called the N-word?” That was the question my 12-year-old daughter asked me recently. I didn’t know what canon meant so I […]

We are repeatedly told that inflation is down, the economy is improving, and that relief is on the way. By the numbers, that is partly true. Inflation has cooled from its recent peak. Wages have […]

By Bobby Henry, Sr. | There comes a time when we must speak plainly, especially when the winds of accusation begin to blow unevenly across our political landscape. Today, I stand in support of confronting […]

By Ben Jealous | The world of our screens has many of us dreading Thanksgiving. The things old friends and family members post on social media convince us in an instant that they’ve lost any […]

by Dr. John Warren From its inception, there has been a national effort to equate healthcare for all Americans as some kind of hangout for those who were primarily people of color. This is the […]

By Lucius Gantt I try very hard to stay in my digital lane. I write about economics and, politics but I do have considerable experience in sports reporting. As a professional journalist, I was assigned […]