Amandla BarakaAmandla Baraka: We Keep Us Safe, June 2020 I will look for you in the stories of new kings. Juneteenth isn’t mentioned in the writings of W.E.B. Du Bois or Carter Woodson, the founder of The Journal of Negro History. I haven’t yet come across a description of the…

I think a thread is in order on the Congressional primaries so far this year. It’s been very interesting, including this week. A few thoughts. Left-wing challengers to party functionaries in left-leaning districts are absolutely a good thing. Cori Bush defeating William Lacy Clay, Jr., ends a half-century of Clay…

Amid the fallout from comments by former vice president and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden about a lack of diversity of thought and heritage within the African American community, some worry that a pattern of blunders could impact support within the Black community. Biden drew criticism on Thursday when…

Educators from around the country have been reflecting on what they teach and how they teach it in the wake of the death of George Floyd and the national protests that followed. Some lessons up for reconsideration: the dismissive take that it was simply “the norm” that Presidents George Washington…

As an immigrant from Nicaragua, I’ve been open about the discrimination I have faced in my life. I’ve experienced it from police enforcement, in my professional life, my social life, and even in the affluent suburb where I live. Many of these instances were microaggressions, rolled out over time that…

“Eternal optimism” has always been my personal M.O., and it’s the foundation for how I take on the world day-to-day. But this year, the pandemic and its effects have suppressed my usually sunny attitude as unfamiliar feelings of our new reality creep in. Even still, dark clouds can illuminate silver linings,…

Exactly one week after the October 27, 2018, Pittsburgh synagogue shooting that killed 11 people, the citys Jewish community gathered at the Rodef Shalom temple to commemorate the tragic event, the deadliest attack on American Jewry in history. It was a very long service, with many speeches, recalled Dani Dayan,…

Luci Baines Johnson wants our nation to finish the voting rights work of her father, former President Lyndon B. Johnson, and friend Rep. John Lewis. USA TODAY I beamed behind my father and marched beside John Lewis when they took a stand for justice for all Americans. Their efforts can…

Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, myriad attempts at voter suppression and increasing political tensions, many voters are at a loss for what voting will look like in November—which is why staying informed and up-to-date about voting is more important than ever. Here to answer all of the most pressing voting questions…

Voters of color, including those who are LGBTQ, are favoring a vote-by-mail option for the November 3 election, according to a new survey by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, HIT Strategies, and partner organizations. They also predict that the COVID-19 pandemic and the protests following the death of Black man…