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Monday, August 10, 2026

Race, Democracy, And Ukraine

Just when you say it can’t get any worse, it gets worse.

From Selma To The Supreme Court, We Are Still Making History

Voting rights activists were back in Selma this month to commemorate history—and to make it.

Where Is Black Human Interest?

Black people who live in Ukraine have been mostly ignored when these human interest stories are broadcast.

State Of The Union: Democracy Needs Defenders

President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address reminded Americans that democracy needs defenders—here at home as well as in Ukraine.

Invisible

Worse than the movies and isolation is a renewal of the full-scale, attempted imposition of invisibility upon the African American community.

Ketanji Brown Jackson Is The Supreme Court Justice We Need Now

In the coming weeks we will all get the opportunity to learn more about Judge Jackson’s story and her record.

African Americans And The Fed: From Andrew Brimmer To Lisa Cook

Whether we are studying the workplace and many Black economists identify as labor economists or agriculture, the inequities that permeate our nation are in our faces.

The Potential Power Of Our New Supreme Court Justice

Based on the Black women President Biden has chosen to serve as federal judges, we know that the nominee will be brilliant.

Republican Party Makes Dangerous Bow To Trump’s Insurrectionists

While the RNC resolution is disturbing, it’s not exactly surprising. Republican officials have desperately tried to deflect attention from the assault on our democracy by Trump, his lawyers, and his followers.

Coach Flores’ Lawsuit Presents NFL With “Opportunity To Engage In Substantive Change”

Flores’ lawsuit against the NFL, the Giants, the Dolphins, and the Denver Broncos – whom he accuses of conducting a similar sham interview in 2019 – has brought to a head the League’s shameful history of racial discrimination and persistent indifference to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Must Read

An Independent Autopsy Couldn’t Determine How Nolan Wells Died. Here’s What...

An independent autopsy of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, who died following a Fourth of July boating trip in Mississippi, yielded inconclusive results, leaving investigators to await the state's official autopsy findings to better understand the circumstances of his death.