Excerpted from ‘The Honorable Joseph Jenkins Roberts of Liberia: A Biography of His Life and Times’ by Russell W. Irvine (To be published). The Walker piece…
Make my day! Three of Aretha’s greatest songs and performances. View the video here
“But once there are real consequences for not having an anti-racist platform, things will be different.” Read more.
Dr. Frances Cress Welsing Memorial at historic Metropolitan AME Church Saturday, March 19, 2016. Powerful and moving tribute to the life and work of Frances…
The political, social and cultural environment that shaped 1972’s National Black Political Convention was monumental. Attendees were representative of the symbolic national slogan, “Nation Time.” …
Watch them explain why they’re both and they’re proud! Watch here
The poet Sonia Sanchez rose to prominence as a figure in the 1960s Black Arts Movement, where she raised her voice in the name of…
America’s problem with race has deep roots, with the country’s foundation tied to the near extermination of one race of people and the enslavement of…
I knew protesting Trump could be dangerous. But I had to do something. Read and see the video here
Albert Woodfox has spent more time in solitary confinement than any man alive in the U.S. today — 43 years. He and Robert King are…
In a new video with MoveOn, Demos President Heather McGhee and Demos Distinguished Senior Fellow Ian Haney Lopéz show how the single most important solution to economic inequality isn’t…
Fifteen-year-old Diamond stopped going to school the day she was expelled for lashing out at peers who constantly harassed and teased her for something everyone…
