By JEFFREY SWAIN Black people are too gifted to let one election hinder our progress. We’ve survived slavery, segregation and suppression. Nothing has stopped us. …

By JEFFREY SWAIN While I was in Atlanta a few weeks ago, Fidel Castro died and Cuban Americans poured into the streets to celebrate – …

By JEFFREY DEAN SWAIN Donald Trump is now President of the United States of America. Black Americans are not afraid of him but they are …

It is different being black in America. Nowhere is this more evident than in law enforcement’s response to the armed militiamen held up in the …

To those of us working at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Justice Antonin Scalia’s remarks that blacks would do better at “less advanced” universities …

The outpouring around the world for the loss of life in Paris has been tremendous.  Without trepidation, the people of Paris have defiantly returned to …

I have always been proud of Dr. Ben Carson and admired his Christian faith. However, I am at a loss for his puerile statements during …

Were it not for the federal government, neither blacks, women, First Nations People nor other minorities would enjoy their present quality of life in America. …

Nothing can bring America together like a mass killing. Our latest murderous focal point is Umpqua Community College in Oregon.  It’s sad that it takes …

I was genuinely touched by the actions of Pope Francis in America because he dared to say out loud what most citizens know – that …