Reflections: Juneteenth In the Era of Donald Trump
Rep. Barbara Lee. Photo. Flickr Congresswoman Lee Marks 152nd Observance of Juneteenth. Today we pause to celebrate and commemorate Juneteenth – the day in 1865 when news of…
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Tribute to My Dad Ernest N. Morial and Fatherhood– Marc H. Morial
New Orleans Mayor Ernest N. "Dutch" Morial, Mayor Raymond L. Flynn, Chicago Mayor Harold Washington. Photo. Flickr I am who I am today thanks in large part to…
Las Vegas and Texas Police Killings: Why Black People Fear Cops More Than ISIS
Officer Lopera. KTNV screenshot. The violent armed assault Wednesday, in Virginia, on some Republican lawmakers was followed by a steady stream of rhetoric against violence on the floors…
Justice Must Be Based on Facts not Lies–Camille Cosby
Bill Cosby. Photo--Flickr How do I describe the District Attorney? Heinously and exploitively ambitious. How do I describe the judge? Overtly and arrogantly collaborating with the District Attorney.…
SOS — Republicans Plan To Kill Medicaid as We Know It
Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell. Photo. Gage Skidmore. Flickr This is an urgent SOS. Right now Republican Senators are working behind closed doors on their own version of…
Rep. Karen Bass Calls on World to Meet $4 Billion Target to Aid South Sudan and other Refugees
A South Sudan refugee speaks with U.S. ambassador to Uganda Deborah Malac and Rep. Bass. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.) has returned from a Congressional Delegation led by Rep.…
Trump Budget Cuts Billions From Disabled Americans as Well
Photo: Rucha Chitnis While introducing his 2018 budget—“A New Foundation for American Greatness”—Donald Trump proclaimed that it aims to “unleash the dreams of the American people” while bringing…
JFK’s ‘New Frontier’ vs. Trump’s Racist ‘America Great Again’ Dogwhistle
From Kennedy to Trump On July 15, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy said: "But I tell you the New Frontier is here, whether we seek it or not.…
At Forum, Black Star Publisher Urges U.N. to denounce Uganda Dictator Museveni’s role in South Sudan Catastrophe
Allimadi speaks at Forum. Photo-Brooklyn for Peace. A forum, “What’s Happening in South Sudan,” was held in the Brooklyn’s Friends Meeting House on Schermerhorn Street, Wednesday. The speakers…
Tribute: Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook, Towering Scholar
Dr. Cook, far right seated, shown with family. Photo: The Samuel Dubois Cook Center on Social Equity When Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook passed away May 29 our nation…