Michelle Obama's deeply moving words
At the graduation ceremony of Tuskegee University, Michelle Obama spoke of the racial barriers facing African Americans and encouraged them to overcome discrimination.
King and his radical vision: a study for today
In light of recent police killings, it's worthwhile to study how MLK drew the clergy and trade unions into the civil rights movement of their time.
Selma 2015: a massive gathering but a long march ahead
What perilous choices stood before the country in 1965 and what perilous choices stand before us today?
Black History Month is American History Month
Black History Month is American History Month. It's too long for a hashtag. But what better way to honor the legacies of founding African American historians?
The poisoned cookie of “white skin privilege”
Progressive people must rise to the challenge. We must make clear to white people that they are being conned by the frontmen of the one percent.
Terrorism and the lessons of African American history
President Obama cautioned us not to judge the more than a billion and half Muslims by the actions of relatively few violent extremists.
Police unions and the challenge of solidarity
There is no justification for attacks on individual police officers who have little or nothing to do with the policies that have created the dehumanizing of the lives of black people.
In Ferguson, a prosecutor manipulates the justice system to prevent indictment
Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson never went to trial for killing Mike Brown, but he had one of the best attorneys anyone in his situation could have had.
How long before that arc bends towards justice?
Almost 50 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, and asked "How long?" His words ring as true today as ever.
New upsurge against racism and police crimes is being born
In Dr. King's "I Have a Dream Speech" he spoke of many trials and tribulations that African Americans have historically faced. His words still ring true today.
