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Dr. Darron Smith: Remembering Jonestown After 34 Years

Dr. Darron Smith: Remembering Jonestown After 34 Years

By Dr. Darron Smith Black Americans have wanted, for many generations, a nation where equality of opportunity was the law of land, a place where dreams could come true regardless…

Europe: Hotbed of Islamophobic Extremism

Gary Younge Europeans are not threatened by a Muslim minority. It's the other way round. …

Out of Touch: Stop Dismissing Black Youth

Out of Touch: Stop Dismissing Black Youth

By Dumar Paden Hundreds of conferences, cable news specials, and panels have tried time and again to answer this age old question… What is wrong with our youth? There are…

The GOP’s Played-Out Race Card

Melissa Harris-Perry Republicans are turning to tired, failed strategies in an effort to alienate both black and white voters from President Obama. …

It Takes a Village Inn

Melissa Harris-Perry A diverse democracy requires us to be able to live near one another, to come together in public space and to engage across differences. …

Five Banks Pay 25 Billion Dollars in National Foreclosure Fraud Settlement – Some of that Money Might Be Yours

Five Banks Pay 25 Billion Dollars in National Foreclosure Fraud Settlement – Some of that Money Might Be Yours

Unless you have not paid attention at all to what is happening to hundreds of thousands of homeowners in America, you know that big banks have been accused of fraudulently…

Daughter of Mob Boss “Interrupts” the Streets of Chicago to Save Youth from Violence

Daughter of Mob Boss “Interrupts” the Streets of Chicago to Save Youth from Violence

By Jenny Triplett – Prisonworld Magazine Ameena Fort-Matthews is a violence interrupter for CeaseFire, a not-for profit program in Chicago that views violence as a disease that spreads throughout the…

Black British Civil Rights: An untold story

Black British Civil Rights: An untold story

Although many Americans are astonished to find out there are black people in  England in the first place, there are numerous comparisons to be made. Here are just a few starting in…

Romney and Santorum: Two Faces of GOP Capitalism

Gary Younge There may be tension but there isn’t a class war within the Republican Party, because they’re all on the same side. …

Ebony Magazine’s “Couple of the Year” Helps Others Survive Marriage in the New Millenium

Ebony Magazine’s “Couple of the Year” Helps Others Survive Marriage in the New Millenium

Ebony Magazine has stepped outside of it’s normal tradition of putting celebrity couples and their marriages in the limelight. This year, the editors decided to use a couple, Rufus and…

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