Editorials

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD CHICAGO TRIBUNE | NOV 04, 2019 | 4:34 PM Say you’re the host at a sports-bar-type restaurant. A customer seated near a table occupied by African Americans asks you to move them because he doesn’t […]

By Dante Morrison Tallahassee—If something is going on at Florida A&M University, the big reveal appears courtesy of the blog Rattler Nation. Established on January 6, 2006, Rattler Nation was launched as a watchdog over […]

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux Are the use of nooses as symbols of intimidation rising in the workplace? Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) data says that reports of racism and discrimination are on the rise. Their […]

by Rev. Frederick Newbill The day was November 28, 2017. The place was JEA’s monthly board meeting. The time was at the conclusion of former JEA board chair and outgoing board member, Tom Petway’s, two-year […]

by Peter Bailey During the past 20 years I have attended numerous conferences hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). CBCF’s […]

Singer, writer and TV producer John Legend is known for his creativity and hit songs. But over the past few years, the artist has developed a reputation for his activism surrounding topics like criminal justice […]

BY THE FINAL CALL | LAST UPDATED: NOV 6, 2019 – 9:15:12 AM Entrepreneur Byron Allen was once known as a comedian but having created an estimated $1 billion media entity, he’s no joke and […]

BY MIHIKA SRIVASTAVA –  OCTOBER 31 2019 12:44 PM EDT Those who we owe the most to in the LGBTQ community are precisely the people who today are most often silenced. Every October, the LGBTQIA community comes […]

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux President Lee Saunders, and Democratic activist and pastor Leah Daughtry took to the stage to have a conversation about politics, voting, and political courage. Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) was scheduled to […]

BY THE MIAMI HERALD EDITORIAL BOARD OCTOBER 23, 2019 05:00 AM, UPDATED OCTOBER 23, 2019 05:00 AM Gov. Ron DeSantis appears ready to unshackle their forward-looking state from the un-American laws of Jim Crow and the […]