On MLK Day 2025, the nation will be inaugurating the most unjust person to ever serve as POTUS, Donald Trump, and it is time for Black people to commit to building and doing for themselves, as MLK’s movement was for equal access and Malcolm X called for self-determination.
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Los Angeles Burned, Now They’re Coming for Karen BassÂ
Conservatives are criticizing Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for an environmental disaster that is out of her control, despite the fact that fires don’t care about politics or wealth, and the real issue is the lack of urban planning, budget realities, climate change, and our addiction to fossil fuels.
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Allies or Foes? A Look at Race Relations Between Women Voters
White women voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, prompting Black women to question their alliance and solidarity, and to focus on protecting themselves and their community.
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2024’s Hottest Topics in Education
2024 saw significant drama in American education, including book bans, restrictions on teaching Black history, and SNAFUs on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, but also inspiring stories of bold leaders fighting for equitable education and dedicated educators making sure their students get the best education possible.
Posted inPolitics
Dem Senators Demand Georgia Medicaid Work Rule Investigation
Three Democratic senators have requested an investigation into the costs of Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program, which has enrolled only 5,542 people despite costing tens of millions in federal and state dollars.
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3 Ways Trump’s Plan Can Harm Kids with Disabilities
When Donald Trump vowed to close the Department of Education on the campaign trail, he joined a long line of powerful Republican politicians, including Ronald Reagan, to put that task […]
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Biden’s Legacy Secured with Record-Setting Black Judicial Appointments
By Stacy M. Brown President Joe Biden’s commitment to diversifying the federal judiciary has culminated in a historic achievement: appointing 40 Black women to lifetime judgeships, the most of any […]
Posted inOpinion
A Long Overdue Truth About White Women
Let’s be real — many white women are not friends or allies to Black women. They never have been. That’s the truth, plain and simple. And as Maya Angelou once […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Activists to Biden: Commute All Death Sentences
The facts speak for themselves: Black people make up just 13% of the U.S. population, yet they make up nearly 40% of all death row inmates in federal prison. During […]
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Black Lives Mattered. Then America Moved On
It’s official: Black lives don’t matter any more, if they ever truly did. Four years ago, a white man suffocated George Floyd, a Black man, to death on a gritty […]