December 21, 2017
Cover Story
Editorial Board
Too many women’s organizations are white women’s organizations. Don’t these women think they can learn a thing or two from the amazing way Black women organize, mobilize, and step up?
Senator Elect Doug Jones (D-AL) did not have to win his battle against accused sexual molester and Republican candidate Roy Moore in the epic battle in…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
African-American women’s representation in leadership roles in the party needs to be supported by money and resources, and our voices need to become essential to political debates and governmental policy-making. And because our votes matter, many politicians need to stop pandering to us to get them by exploring cultural markers.
Black women voters in the recent Alabama U.S. Senate race are being thanked for “saving” the state from Republican candidate Roy Moore, a homophobe, slavery apologist,…
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The African World
Editorial Board
the election was not a choice between revolution and counter-revolution. It was an election against misogynism, right-wing populism, irrationalism and racism. It’s significance cannot be underestimated given Alabama’s history as a home of the former Confederacy and a state that voted for Trump by an overwhelming margin.
Well, team, I must confess that i expected Moore to win Alabama’s special Senatorial race. As a result, I was shocked this morning when I awakened…
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Commentary
Columnist
Without the decades-long advocacy and organizing of Paul Hubbert and Joe Reed, it is unlikely that Doug Jones would have been elected to the United States Senate. They have provided a template for how to engage voters of color and all voters for the Democratic cause.
Minority and majority Alabama citizens are still rejoicing over the unexpected victory of newly elected Democratic U.S. Senator Doug Jones. Black voters rightfully received a significant…
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Sharp n’ Blunt
Columnist
Tragically, without any real debate the document is as relevant today as it was then, just as supposedly the Declaration of Independence and US Constitution are living documents... so too is the Black Panther Party's 10 point program.
When in the course of human events, it become necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to…
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Color of Law
Executive Editor
Far beyond using social media for entertainment, shopping or communication, African-American millennials have elevated Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other platforms to raise public consciousness about the issues impacting black people. The hashtags #BlackLivesMatter and #OscarsSoWhite are prime examples of this phenomenon.
(CNN) For years, newsrooms across America have had a problem with a lack of diversity and inclusion. People of color are underrepresented among news organizations, which…
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Commentary
Columnist
Banning words is just part of the alternate reality for Trump and his cohorts. There are other ways that U.S. citizens will be subject to control of speech, thought, and movement, if Trump’s penchant for praising dictators who rule their people with iron fists is any indication.
Vulnerable. Science-based. Fetus. Diversity. Entitlement. Transgender. Evidence-based. So far, those are the words that have been banned for use by anyone who works for the Centers…
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Guest Commentary
Guest Commentator
this is where the pull quote is inserted"White supremacy is everywhere and anywhere. It can be subtle, sly, seductive, reductive and unsuspecting to those possessed with it. Too many White people, in particular, progressive and liberals are under the assumption that due to the fact that they do not have a swastika in their drawer, a white sheet or hood in their closet, do not espouse racial or ethnic slurs or would never intentionally mistreat a person of color, that they are immune from racism, anti-Semitism and other related vices. Such a self-righteous mindset is dangerously misguided.
A few weeks ago, much of social media, plain Jane's ,average Joe's, nosey Rosie's, chatty Kathy's, lethargic Lou's (yes I made that one up), other private…
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