The dream today
Forty-eight years after his "I Have a Dream" speech, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. would be furious.
Herman Cain: Defense of bigotry, the ultra rich and the ultra right
Herman Cain's main role is to give a kind of seal of approval to the racism, and bigotry of the Republican Party and he does it well. And right-wing Republican audiences adore him.
Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth: A mighty tree for civil rights
Rev. Shuttlesworth's fingerprints are all over the history of the Civil Rights movement and his dogged determination to resist the powers of racism and inequality were legendary.
Why progressives should not support Ron Paul
Ron Paul has attracted a following that borders on cult-like, but his core policy positions should send progressives running.
The Oprah Winfrey Show: union made
One phrase most entertainment reporters fail to mention about Oprah Winfrey's 25 years as the "queen of talk" is "union employer and member."
The Freedom Rides turn 50
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Freedom Rides, which contributed mightily to breaking the back of legal segregation in the South.
Biography of Hubert Harrison, one of America's greatest minds
Jeffrey Perry's biography tears away the curtain of obscurity that has kept several generations of Americans from learning about-and learning from Hubert Harrison.
Dr. Manning Marable: A personal remembrance
A great African American warrior for the people, Dr. Manning Marable, passed away on April 1st, 2011.
Financial dictator would rob Detroiters of their vote
The same financial power structure that ruined Detroit economically stands in the shadows as mouthpieces of money in the state government threaten the majority Black city.
Public workers are US
Under the guise of "fiscal responsibility" the tea party GOP extreme right at both the federal and state level is wielding a two-edged sword aimed at the heart of the black and Latino community's economic life.
