A Black press that answers to its readers.

The Black Commentator is dedicated to the movement for economic justice, social justice and peace — with particular regard for the issues affecting African Americans and the African World.

Founded on April 5, 2002 by Peter Gamble, Glen Ford and Susan Lubitz Gamble, the publication grew out of a simple conviction: that Black political thought deserves a platform accountable to its readers rather than to advertisers or donors. Gamble and Ford first worked together as network broadcast journalists in Washington, D.C., and later created America's Black Forum, the first nationally syndicated Black news interview program on commercial television.

Each week we publish cover stories, columns and guest commentary from writers who report plainly and argue sharply — never mistaking access for influence, or civility for agreement.

“ A press that's honest about power has to be funded by the people it answers to. That's the whole model — and the whole point. ”

Reading is, and always will be, free. Membership is how readers who value the work help keep it independent — and how they earn a place in the conversation, commenting on every column.