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The “Law and Order” President is the Most Corrupt President in History

Although he claims to me the Law and Order president, Trump is turning out to be the most corrupt president in history – a “criminal enterprise”. Most recently he commuted his buddy, Roger Stone’s prison sentence even though Stone was convicted of lying to cover up the president’s crimes. This demonstrates the overt racism in […]

Confederate Monuments and Symbols are Advertisements For a Product No One Wants Anymore#TakeEmDown, NOW

By Marc H. Morial (Be Equal #27) – Mississippi’s decision this week to eliminate a Confederate symbol from its state flag is the culmination of more than 40 years of activism, and a single step in the ongoing effort to eliminate white supremacist imagery and monuments from our public spaces. It seems at last that […]

A Presidency at Death’s Door

The Lincoln Project’s latest video, “One Day”, takes President Trump to task for his abysmal response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As early as January, the President received intelligence briefings that warned of the impending pandemic that would soon upend everyday life in our country. But Trump disregarded his own intelligence and healthcare advisors and […]

Hip-Hop: A Vibrant Stamp on the Culture Stamps Available Today at Local Post Offices

The U.S. Postal Service, together with the Universal Hip Hop Museum, today unveiled new Hip Hop stamps to celebrate the many facets of this popular and artistic culture. These Forever stamps are now available at Post Offices nationwide and at usps.com/hiphop. News of the stamps is being shared using the hashtag #HipHopPostageStamps. The stamps were […]

Shackles on your Bankrolls – Commentary By Lucius Gantt

(The Gantt Report) – The ancestors of African Americans were kidnapped from the shores of their Motherland and transported to America on slave ships to make European colonizers filthy rich. From day one of our American existence, the status of Black people in this capitalist society has always been about the money. The history that […]

Klan-picked Law Enforcers – Commentary by Lucius Gantt

(The Gantt Report) – Once upon a time in America, one white man with a pot belly like Donald Trump wearing a white Colonel Sanders suit could control 15 strong, muscular and athletic Black slaves with a switch. Nowadays, it takes two, three, four or more law enforcers to apprehend, choke or shoot an unarmed […]

Symbols, Statues, and Substance

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux – Socially isolated and alone in my home, I lifted my fist into the air when I learned that the Mississippi legislature voted to remove the Confederate stars and bars from their flag. As NACCP President Derrick Jackson said, “it’s been a long time coming.” A long time since the songstress […]

Rep. Adams Delivers Floor Speech in Support of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Remarks as prepared for delivery are below: Mr./Madam Speaker, today I rise to speak in support of H. R. 7120, the George Floyd Justice in […]

Looters, Lowlifes, and Liars

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux – According to the Washington Post, the 45th President told 19,126 lies between his inauguration in 2017 and June 1, 2020. By now, the number has likely edged toward 20,000, as his Tulsa “rally” yielded dozens more. This President has no allegiance to the truth, but that’s no surprise. Leading up […]