INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — Demanding politicians actually put forth policies to improve the lives of African Americans in Indianapolis, or anywhere for that matter, doesn’t absolve African...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — October is National Family History month. The observance of Family History Month has grown greatly in popularity since it was first observed in 2001....
THE AFRO — Elijah Eugene Cummings entered the Maryland House of Delegates in January 1983, the year I graduated from Walbrook High School in West Baltimore....
The former white police officer said that she thought that she was entering her own apartment when she shot Botham Jean, a 26-year-old St. Lucia native,...
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — On the heels of the recent conviction and sentencing of a white female police officer who killed a black male in his...
SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES — Yes, president Donald Trump used his presidential executive powers to pressure the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, to investigate his political rival, former...
THE AFRO — The United States of America was birthed in White supremacy, which, for the greater part of U.S. history, was affirmed again and again...
DAYTONA TIMES — More than 2,200 nurses at the University of Chicago Medical Center went out on strike last week, but they are not alone. On Sept....
BIRMINGHAM TIMES — It is my hope that it comes to you as no surprise that as superintendent of Birmingham City Schools, I am writing to inform...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — The only way future generations will succeed is if African Americans at every level firmly embrace the philosophy of giving back. Black Americans confident...
THE AFRO — Even before the death of Freddie Gray, Associated Black Charities (ABC) pushed for Baltimore to address structural racism and call out white privilege. If...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — This week, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi initiated a long-anticipated formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. Six House committees...
THE AFRO — It was twenty-five years ago this week that I stood outside of the Elmina Castle in Ghana with a small group of friends and...
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — Thanks for leading us out of the Great Recession and helping our country and economy rebound. You were professional and committed despite...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Our latest trist in Afghanistan has lasted over 19 years. It is long overdue for us to face one solid fact: No one...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — “I think the Democratic Party could stand a liberal George Wallace — someone who’s not afraid to stand up and offend people, someone...
THE AFRO — The Maryland Department of Human Resources estimates that more than 650,000 Marylanders receive nutrition help each month through the federal-state partnership known as the...
ATLANTA VOICE — In 2011, Science Magazine’s “Breakthrough of the Year” was the discovery that antiretroviral drugs were a game-changer in HIV prevention. The development of...
THE AFRO — As families across Baltimore prepare to send their children back to school, I am reminded of the awesome privilege and responsibility that we...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Earlier this week, I wrote about the mass extinction of the Popeyes Chicken Sandwich— story is on newsstands and was published here at...
THE AFRO — A new survey from Black Women for America (BWFA) outlines the key issues for this critical voting bloc, and shows that former Vice...
THE AFRO — History commonly and most often points to late August in the year 1619 when some “20 and odd Negroes” originating from Angola arrived...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Dr. Andre Perry of the Brookings Institute and the Hechinger Report delved into his research on race and structural inequality, education and...
CHICAGO CRUSADER — Lem’s Bar-B-Que, a community institution, will celebrate its 65th birthday with a two-day celebration at the eatery’s Grand Crossing location August 30-31. Several...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — One hundred years ago women were on the cusp of voting equality. They had their first chance to participate in democracy, which is...