Editorials

Aisha Winfrey | Los Angeles WAVE | Wire Report | WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, one of America’s most influential Black political leaders, says that some MAGA Republicans told him directly that slavery was a […]

By Kay Wicker | After backlash at the growing number of influencers entering traditional media spaces, Tabitha Brown, Jemele Hill, and more weigh in. Content creators and journalists are at war with one another again. After […]

by Laura Onyeneho | Defender Network Feminism is not about hating men. It never was. The word itself — rooted in the Latin femina, meaning woman — has carried, since its earliest recorded use in the 1890s, one […]

by ReShonda Tate | Defender Network It seems like an almost daily occurrence: Someone on social media renouncing the sorority or fraternity they once fought like hell to join. They offer a solemn video, a carefully […]

by John Warren This Saturday, March 28, 2026, millions of Americans will come out to participate in the third major No Kings Day Protest against the Presidency of Donald Trump. The last event drew more […]

Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) (left) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) by Dr. Julianne Malveaux In the more than two-century history of the United States Senate, Black women have been almost entirely absent. Today, for the […]

by Dr. John Warren This month, the Black Press celebrates 199 years of existence. It has been a time of advocacy for a people otherwise erased from the growth and history of this country. We […]

By Mayor Donna Deegan | As the first woman Mayor of Jacksonville, it is my distinct honor to represent you as we mark Women’s History Month. This month is a time for us to reflect […]

by Kevin Harris and Richard McDaniel More than one in four Black men voted for Donald Trump in 2024. Democrats can either spend the next four years wondering why, or they can look at what […]

by Ben Jealous Across the country — from South Carolina to the South Side of Chicago — we are celebrating the life of Rev. Jesse Jackson. This weekend, he will finally be laid to rest. […]