Editorials

“The film serves as a breath of fresh intellectual air, especially amid today’s sociopolitical climate. It is the power of representation in its best form. It is empowerment on a higher level. It is inspiration […]

by Rev. Jesse Jackson President Donald Trump keeps boasting about the low black unemployment rate, although African Americans still suffer nearly twice the unemployment rate as whites do. What Trump never mentions is the growing racial […]

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux Now “45” wants a parade. He wants it in November, probably before the mid-term elections. Some see it as move to mobilize his base and stroke his own ego; others actually […]

By Parker Riley Trump is the Marie Antoinette of 2018. Never heard of her? She was the last Queen of France before the French Revolution and allegedly said “Let them eat cake until they all […]

Last month Walmart announced that they would be increasing starting wage rates for hourly employees in the U.S. to $11 per hour after passage of the Republican tax law. Great news to the company’s thousands […]

by Reggie Fullwood If anyone has ever read this column you will know that I can’t write an article without using a quote from someone of historical significance. It’s certainly not because I lack original […]

By Raynard Jackson In another episode of “What the hell are they thinking,” the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over […]

by Dr. Julianne Malveaux Every year, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History selects a theme for Black History Month. This year, the theme, African Americans in Times of War, is […]

By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. Political right/Republicans have given nearly every bad excuse possible for their own bad behavior. Truth and objectivity seem to escape their ilk. Since the swearing-in of #45 and his […]

This Black History Month I have decided that it is more important than ever that we do more than reflect on our past. As African Americans we also need to critically evaluate our present economic […]