Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes’ “Wake Up Everybody,” performed by Teddy Pendergrass, remains a call for social justice and action during Black Music Month
Sen. Raphael Warnock calls himself a Matthew 25 Christian and holds House Speaker Mike Johnson accountable for cutting $1 trillion in Medicaid, arguing real faith
Furonda Brasfield argues there’s no moral death penalty, as nitrogen gas executions and Arkansas’s history of racial terror show the state’s search for a “humane”
Dr. Barbara Reynolds argues that if Jim Crow returns, America will lose more than democracy, warning that attacks on Black voting rights echo the brutal
Ben Jealous argues that the Democratic Party should reclaim Andrew Jackson’s populist focus on working people while rejecting his racism, using Juneteenth as a moment
Retired Chief John Dixon warns that misinformation about license plate recognition technology risks undermining a proven crime‑fighting tool that helps solve cases and keep communities
Marc Morial contrasts the Trump administration’s performative piety with Pope Leo XIV’s powerful apology for slavery and a UN resolution calling the slave trade a
Dr. Julianne Malveaux examines how Trump transformed the presidency into a family business and monetization platform. As corruption fatigue numbs Americans to daily scandals, she
NAACP launches 'Out of Bounds' boycott urging Black athletes to avoid universities in 8 Southern states following Supreme Court's Louisiana v. Callais ruling that weakens
Mississippi transformed from 48th to top 10 in reading scores after implementing science-based literacy reforms. Marc Morial of the National Urban League argues every state
