Commentary

Details: Written by Glynda Carr; Published: 30 June 2022

Glynda C. Carr

Black women are nearly three times more likely to die during childbirth than white women and are more likely to face maternal health issues.

Details: Written by By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia; Published: 29 June 2022

Stacy Brown

Former President Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again cry proved an easy between-the-lines moniker, but even that stood as a dog whistle – until now.

Details: Written by Oscar H. Blayton; Published: 21 June 2022

Oscar H. Blayton

Centuries of indoctrination have ingrained into the minds of white and Black Americans that any aspect of Africanness is negative.

Details: Written by Ben Jealous; Published: 21 June 2022

Ben Jealous

Rising crime leaves communities feeling unsafe, however, police violence and killings of unarmed civilians demonstrate that pouring more money into more-of-the-same policing is not the answer.

Details: Written by Julian C. Chambliss, Michigan State University; Published: 20 June 2022

Chambliss defines Afrofuturism as an intersection of speculation and liberation that’s inspired by the concerns of people of African descent.

Details: Written by By Antoine M. Thompson; Published: 16 June 2022

Antoine M. Thompson

Former NY state senator and Buffalo native knew many of the people killed

Details: Written by Ben Jealous; Published: 13 June 2022

Some extremely important truth-telling is happening in Washington, D.C. right now.

Details: Written by Oscar H. Blayton; Published: 08 June 2022

Let’s face it. With all the mass shootings in America today, it is difficult to tease out the various motivations that prompt murderers to unleash their automatic weapons on unsuspecting and innocent individuals they do not even know.

Details: Written by Ben Jealous; Published: 08 June 2022

Anti-equality legal groups and anti-equality politicians are pushing legal and political attacks on our most vulnerable young people. MAGA movement political operatives are trying to win elections by stirring up fear and hatred against LGBTQ+ people.