Why BlackRock boss Larry Fink believes he will win over control of the Panama Canal
Larry Fink is playing the long game. With a little time, a possible nudge from President Trump and some on-the-ground ...
MLK in the North: The Civil Rights Leader Understood That Racism and Segregation Were National Problems
It’s about the South — about segregated buses and lunch counters, police dogs and fire hoses, courageous struggle and long ...
Opinion
As another Jackie Robinson Day approaches, the number of Black major leaguers keeps falling
April 15 is Jackie Robinson Day, marking the date he broke baseball's color barrier. But the number of African Americans playing the game keeps shrinking — a result of some unpleasant truths.
‘Giving people a fairytale history’: Colorado College professor reacts to executive order focused on popular national museum
A new executive order from the Trump administration focuses on the Smithsonian’s Museum of African American History and Culture, seeking to take away displays they describe as “flawed” and “divisive.” ...
Inside Climate News2h
Black Residents of Altadena Struggle to Hang on to Their Community After LA Fires
In the historic African American enclave, residents face rising costs, delayed aid and tough choices about rebuilding—or ...
Ohio Capital Journal2h
Black colleges ponder their future as Trump makes cuts to education dollars
The nation’s historically Black colleges and universities, known as HBCUs, are wondering how to survive in an uncertain and ...
The Press Democrat4h
Pulitzer Prize winner Nikole Hannah-Jones talks 1619 Project during SSU lecture
As part of Sonoma State University’s H. Andréa Neves and Barton Evans Social Justice Lecture Series, Hannah-Jones discussed ...
Readers sound off on bipartisan legislation, Vance’s Greenland visit and Val Kilmer
Re “GOP Rep. Lawler boasts of securing $32M for district, then votes not to use cash” (April 1): In 2024, I, alongside many ...
‘That’s it’: Jack Black squares up to Elton John in SNL promo clip
Comedian is hosting the late-night comedy show for the fourth time, with Elton John and Brandi Carlile appearing as its ...
CounterPunch5hOpinion
Erasure, Historical Cleansing, and the Disappeared
The Trump administration’s erasures are a deliberate whitewash of inconvenient American historical truths to create its ...
Opinion
Townhall7hOpinion
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy of Justice and His Support for Israel
Dr. King believed that true justice lifts up everyone, not just a select few. Alveda King noted that this was rooted in Acts 17:26, that her uncle aspired for “the day that there'll be no black power, ...