[Opinion] Until Black Women Are Free, None of Us Will Be Free
Friday, Jul 24, 2020
Barbara Smith and the Black feminist visionaries of the Combahee River Collective.
Opinion & Analysis
[Opinion] Reclaiming History
Friday, Jul 10, 2020
Confederate statues represent the myths and lies that underlie the persistent racism in American society. To tear down these symbols of historical oppression is to declare a new age, one in which we confront—rather than glorify—our history and confront the reality of who we are in the present.[Opinion] We Are Still Charged With Meeting the Challenge That Frederick Douglass Issued
Friday, Jul 10, 2020
I ask of this Independence Day: What to Black Americans is the Fourth of July?[Opinion] Mama and the Confederate Flag
Tuesday, Jul 7, 2020
When my thoughts turned recently to the renewed debate about the Confederate flag and its place in American life, I did what I often do in times of intellectual perplexity. I called my mother.[Opinion] The End of Black Politics
Monday, Jun 15, 2020
Black leaders regularly fail to rise to the challenges that confront young people.[Opinion] How Do We Change America?
Monday, Jun 8, 2020
The quest to transform this country cannot be limited to challenging its brutal police.[Opinion] Of Course There Are Protests. The State Is Failing Black People.
Friday, May 29, 2020
Ready or not, life is returning to some sort of normal in the United States, and normal inevitably includes police officers killing an unarmed black man in their custody, followed by street protests. The country is working its way back into its familiar groove.
[Opinion] The 'American Way of Life' Is Shaping Up to Be a Battleground
Monday, May 18, 2020
There are limits to what ordinary people are willing to endure to secure the bottom line of their employers.[Opinion] Cancel the Rent
Thursday, May 14, 2020
In the richest country in the world, it has never been more urgent to provide decent and comfortable housing for all.[Opinion] Protecting the Right to Vote During a Pandemic
Wednesday, Apr 29, 2020
The stakes of this year's elections demonstrate the urgency of voting reforms to ensure that no one has to choose between their health and the health of their democracy.
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