Editorials

By Armstrong Williams via (www.amsterdamnnews.com) – Nestled within the nation’s capital, the historic Howard University stands, its hallowed halls echoing with the pulsating hopes and dreams of a generation eager to carve out their niche […]

By Adora Obi Nweze / Capitol Outlook – PUBLISHED MAY 5, 2023 – Since taking office, Gov. Ron DeSantis has waged a calculated assault on the rights of Black Floridians. If our community doesn’t fight back […]

Lutheran pastor Martin Niemöller was one of the more prominent Germans to publicly acknowledge the moral failures of himself, his church, and his country to condemn atrocities and policies committed during the Nazi era. His famous words […]

By Lucius Gantt – Former President Donald Trump and his supporters frequently screamed “Lock Her Up” prior to his 2016 victory over Hillary Clinton.      Trump lost the popular vote in the United States […]

Like many of you, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) has followed the actions that Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis and other conservative lawmakers have taken against teaching Black History […]

By Derrick Z. Jackson – (via www.theroot.com) – In a great reverse Black migration, the top four states for Black people are Texas, Georgia, North Carolina and Florida. Democrats. You’re losing your audience. Literally. Worse, […]

A big “Hooray!” for Chicago’s voters. They rejected the race, gender, and LGBT cards that Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tried to deal from the bottom of her politically correct deck. She could have been a star and a role […]

To those who have lost loved ones to police violence, know this: just because you’re not in the headlines doesn’t mean you’re absent from our hearts and minds. South Carolina remembers Walter Scott, who was […]

By www.readingeagle.com – Black History Month by its very name encourages Americans to look back on past struggles and triumphs of Black Americans. It’s an important topic involving hundreds of years of history, and people […]

by Julianne Malveaux – Each year the Association for the Study of African American Life and History sets a theme for Black History Month. This year the theme is Black Resistance. It is appropriate for […]