Dramatic though it may sound, democracy could truly be on the line in the 2024 elections
It is a sign of the times, of course, that former President Donald Trump is able to boast that his numerous legal problems, including indictments …
Slavery’s abolition did not mean the end to plots by foreign nations to keep Africans in bondage
State Rep. Kimberly Daniels of Jacksonville PHOTO COURTESY OF MYFLORIDAHOUSE.GOV The lie that slavery benefited the enslaved reflects the centuries-old propaganda that, along with colonialism, …
Despite recent favorable rulings, the current Supreme Court remains hostile to progressive policies
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued three surprise rulings which could ease voter suppression but much more remains to be done to fully restore the …
May Day, Juneteenth, July 4: Milestones of a still imperfect union
It should be widely known by now that, in Texas, enslaved Africans were denied freedom long after the date when President Abraham Lincoln, as commander-inchief …
In another reality, Cornel West would be a formidable presidential candidate
When Cornel West announced his entry into the 2024 presidential campaign on June 5 as the People’s Party candidate, he became the latest African American …
The U.S. must join other nations laying to rest the specter of their slave past that haunts their present
This Saturday, May 6, Britain’s new monarch, Charles III, will be crowned king in Westminster Abbey in London. Amid the expected pomp and pageantry, little …
Florida fights ethnic cleansing King’s dream denied
Lest it be forgotten, every African American woman, man and child, whether a single mother struggling in desperate poverty, one of the six billionaires or …
‘Definitional theft’ and the ‘DeSantis-izing’ of history have legal status in Florida
Florida has rejected an AP African American history course as having no academic value, according to Gov. Ronald Dion DeSantis. But there is a track …
No excuses for Santos, political deceit long preceded his ‘enhanced’ résumé
George Santos, aka George Anthony Santos, aka Anthony Devolder, aka George Anthony Devolder Santos, aka Kitara Ravache came under the national spotlight after winning election …
End in sight for racist cocaine sentencing, time to do right by victims
Decades ago, drug-fueled violence was ravaging many neighborhoods so much that some pastors and other community leaders described it as “a new form of genocide.” …