Adding fuel to the fire of our pandemics
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux Nero, the Roman Emperor who legendarily fiddled while Rome burned is a symbol for an irresponsible,
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Opinion
A Crowning Glory: The CROWN Act & History of Natural Hair
By Sharon Riddick Hoggard Graham Central Station, the ’70s funk band, said it best in their cut titled Hair. “Black
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Can Coronavirus Crumble Capitalism?
By Angela Jones It has finally happened. The United States is now unofficially a socialist country. It took a pandemic
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William R. Harvey Leadership Institute Hosts Virtual Leadership Summit
By Camille Birdsong Hampton, VA.- Hampton University’s William R. Harvey Leadership Institute held its 23rd Annual High School Virtual Leadership
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ICYMI: COVID-19 Leads to Massive Job Loss in Black Community Largely Due to Systemic Racism
Virginia—Black workers in Virginia are being laid off or furloughed disproportionately in Virginia due to COVID-19. Because of gaps in
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Progress Virginia Stands in Solidarity With Youth Organizers Taking a Stand Against Systemic Police Brutality
RichmondToday, student and youth organizers from the Virginia Student Power Network filed a lawsuit suing the City of Richmond, the
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Horror of 1921 bombing of ‘Black Wall Street’ has Delaware connection (Opinion)
By Michael Casson Only twice in our history has the government used aircraft to bomb American civilians: the Utado uprising
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Juneteenth: Re-Commit to Racial Justice
“Juneteenth is a time to recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest
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George Floyd’s killers and the vigilantes who share their beliefs don’t deserve benefit of the doubt
By Marc H. Morial, National Urban League President and CEO “Those who commit the murders write the reports, and hence
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Andrea Harris and the fight for minority business
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux Andrea Harris was not well-known, but she should have been. She was the co-founder of the
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