865 – Black Commentator

Guest Commentary

Is the PRO Act a Game-Changer for Labor and the Economy?

By Sonali Kolhatkar, Independent Media Institute Guest Commentator

While several unions represent Amazon’s European workers, no group of Amazon workers in the United States has thus far managed to win the right to unionize, suggesting that there is something unique about our approach to labor organizing that stands in the way.

Among the many reasons behind the recent failure of Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, to form a union was their employer’s intimidation tactics about what…

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Sharp n’ Blunt

Not “If” but Rather “How” Racist Is “White” America?

By Desi Cortez Columnist

The “Founding Fathers crafted a land of freedom… where only White men were free. The nation fought an internal civil war because millions upon millions upon millions of White folks thought Blacks were born to be their slaves.

Let's be honest, nobody, and I do mean nobody honestly questions if America is racist…only White folks, nobody! Only White folks think Elvis was King, not…

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Cartoon

GOP Fraud

By Chuck Siler

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Color of Law

Tim Scott Proves He’s the Black Whisperer for White Supremacy

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Scott called the Democrats’ sweeping voting rights and election reform legislation a “Washington power grab,” claiming “This is not about civil rights or our racial past, it’s about rigging elections in the future.”

In his response to President Joe Biden’s joint address to Congress, Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina said the most outrageous thing a Black man could…

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Cartoon

Palestinian News

By Carlos Latuff

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View from the Battlefield

Dropping da Bombs

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

Tulsa, Oklahoma and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania are on record as the only domestic bombings in U.S. history. It is no accident that the targets were African-Americans.

To me, the month of May has the feel of a Black August. Malcolm X was born on May 19. African Liberation Day is May 25.…

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Guest Commentary

Zimbabwe’s Unions Declare an End to ‘Business As Usual’

By Imani Countess, U.S.-Africa Bridge Building Project Guest Commentator

During an April 22 meeting of government, business, and labor — the Tripartite Negotiation Forum — labor leaders walked out in protest against the government’s unwillingness to prioritize critical worker issues.

This is "no longer business as usual," declares Peter Mutasa, president of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU). "Unions are going to be united." According…

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Commentary

Democrats Can Learn From Republicans for 2022 Races

By Dr. Walter C. Farrell, Jr., PhD, M.S.P.H. Columnist

Democrats need to press the political pedal to the metal via an aggressive focus on their diverse voter base.

The longstanding maxim, “Democrats fall in love, Republicans fall in line” is operating at peak efficiency. Democrats of color fell hard for the Obama-Biden ticket in…

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Guest Commentary

The White Republic and the Struggle for Racial Justice

By Bob Wing Guest Commentator

Among progressives, “racial capitalism” has won an enthusiastic audience as more people realize that U.S. capitalism and racism are inseparable.

Far from recoiling at Trump’s failed coup of January 6, the GOP is avidly regrouping around him and launching an even more ruthless campaign of voter…

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Commentary

Rocky Road to Recovery

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

If the road to economic recovery is rocky for most, it is even worse for African Americans who earn just two thirds of what whites earn and have nearly twice the unemployment as whites (5.3 percent for whites, 9.7 percent for African Americans). While the Biden Administration has spoken of equity issues, there must be a race-specific plan to close these gaps.

While the economy generated 916,000 jobs in March, it only generated 266,000 in April, essentially slowing the previous month’s momentum. Last month, the Biden team was…

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Issue: 865