Hurricane Katrina 15 years later, still recovering from scars
Andre Perry remembers returning to New Orleans in 2005 shortly after Katrina had savaged the city he called home. He recalls seeing the devastation...
Republican convention offers dark vision, appeals to White fears
WASHINGTON—Donald J. Trump concluded his party’s re-nomination of him for the presidency at the White House, alternating from portrayals of him as kinder and...
Harrowing video, police assaults stoke Black anger, trauma; nothing seems to stem or stop problem of trigger-happy cops
Stop shooting, killing us! Video of another Black man shot multiple times by White officers roiled emotions and anger, again, with more street protests and...
Looking beyond politics for Black survival
by Starla Muhammad, Charlene Muhammad and Tariqah Shakir-Muhammad “I just want the American people, and particularly Black people, to see that ‘influence’ is not gained...
Biden campaign ‘has a long way to go’ in gaining support from American Muslims
WASHINGTON—While Joe Biden received fairly good marks after the Democratic National Convention, one group of constituents remains unhappy—Muslim Democrats. The former vice president is...
Black Doctors Matter
Race major factor in saving Black babies and in comforting worried Black mothers Infant mortality continues to be a growing issue within the Black community....
‘Conservative’ versus Republican: Blacks backing Trump seek support for a largely rejected president and party
The Republican Party and its champion are hurtling toward November presidential elections and the countdown is underway. For a majority of Black people, the party...
Justice for Breonna Taylor! Marches, protests, pressure still mounting, and a stubborn campaign pushes forward
“You’re going down there and you’re fighting for me. You’re fighting for your niece, Layla. You’re fighting for mom,” Larry Powell’s sister told him. He...
America caught Covid-19; Black America caught hell, says Urban League
True to form, the National Urban League’s 2020 State of Black America Report highlights the plight of Black inequality and economics in America. And,...
Rebellion on the Magnificent Mile
Chicago’s police chief and mayor recently condemned blatant criminality, and an invasion of the Magnificent Mile, the city’s 13-block oases in one of the...