An appreciation: Jerrauld C. Jones, by Roger Chesley
Jerrauld Jones’ speech about the Confederate flag on the floor of the Virginia House of Delegates in January 1999 displayed an oratory so gut-wrenching, so authentic, that he swayed opposing delegates to his side.
The cruelty of ending Job Corps, by Marc H. Morial
“We want to give every child a place to grow and learn—a chance to be proud of themselves and their country.” – President Lydon B. Johnson, on launching Job Corps in 1964
Bromance breaks up — on social media, by Clarence Page
For those who think government should be run like a business, the messy social media spat that played out last week between President Donald Trump and billionaire CEO Elon Musk suggested that business could be doing a lot better.
Juneteenth reminds us the fight for justice is not over, by Ben Jealous
My grandmother taught me we are all born into a great, unfinished struggle. She meant the struggle for justice. For truth. For dignity.
Summer learning loss a crisis we can’t ignore, by Julianne Malveaux
When schools let out for summer break, usually between mid-May and mid-June, millions of students will be disengaged from learning and will experience significant learning loss.
Hey men, Dems want your votes—they really do, by Clarence Page
Where are the Democrats? What are they doing about the damage President Trump is doing to … everything?
Rising temperatures, poor planning fuel wildfire crisis, by Ben Jealous
The smoke has already arrived. This past week, thick plumes from wildfires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan drifted into the U.S., triggering air quality alerts across the Midwest. Cities like Milwaukee, Madison and Chicago are experiencing hazy skies and dangerous air …
Lawmakers show the power of good trouble, by David W. Marshall
Two years ago, the Tennessee Three (Reps. Justin Jones, Justin Pearson, and Gloria Johnson) gave us their version of “good trouble” when they led a protest from the floor of the state legislature chamber. While the Tennessee lawmakers may have …
Trump’s grudge against South Africa based on fiction, by Clarence Page
I can hardly think of President Trump and Africa without also remembering his global insult to underdeveloped nations.
Justice is undermined when power goes unchecked, by Glynda C. Carr
Earlier this month, U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey’s 10th District visited the Delaney Hall Detention Facility in Newark, joined by fellow U.S. Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman and Rob Menendez.
George Floyd 5 years later: A moment or a movement?, By Marc H. Morial
“All Americans are entitled to live with the confidence that the law enforcement officers and agencies in their communities will live up to our Nation’s founding ideals and will protect the rights of all persons. Particularly in African-American communities, we …
Trump embraces South Africans — the white ones, by Clarence Page
President Trump’s refugee policy reminds me of what automaker Henry Ford supposedly said about his company’s Model T: “A customer can have a car painted any color he wants as long as it’s black.”
Youngkin’s veto threatens public health progress, by Vivienne Pierce McDaniel
When we discuss health care, we often think of physicians, hospitals and medications. However, my day-to-day work as a nurse and professor of nursing teaching health policy and advocacy to nurse practitioner students makes it clear that our community and …
Museum defies Trump’s crusade to rewrite history, by Marc H. Morial
“He can try to rewrite history, but we have the receipts. And as the Smithsonian’s exhibits magnificently illustrate, African Americans have survived — and overcome — much worse than the frothings of a puffed-up president who fancies himself a king.” …
Pope Leo XIV seems well loved — but for how long? by Clarence Page
Once loyal Chicagoans got over the double shock of hearing that a local native, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, has been named the 267th pope, some critically important, locally familiar questions came up:
