Commentary

By Randi Weingarten President, AFT Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten on President Trump’s proposals to arm teachers: “I spoke to 60,000 educators last night in a telephone town hall. The response was universal, even […]

By Monica Simpson Executive Director, SisterSong There is a reckoning afoot in this country. On one side, Trump has emboldened and embodied a virulent and reckless hate that targets women, Black people, and immigrants (among […]

By Marc H. Morial President & CEO, National Urban League “It is not an overstatement to say that the destiny of the entire human race depends on what is going on in America today. This […]

By Julianne Malveaux Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) was the first member of the Congressional Black Caucus to leave his job after the “MeToo” hashtag galvanized women to speak up about sexual misconduct, harassment and more. […]

By Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) The deadline to enroll or modify healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act is December 15. So, time is running out. Despite what you may have heard, the Affordable Care […]

By Brandon Terrell I was reared and schooled in Detroit, where poverty and oppression eloquently danced while violence and crime serenaded the communities. The crime and oppression in my neighborhood drove me to submit a […]

By Phillip Jackson Think about the worst racial policies of America. Chattel slavery. Jim Crow segregation. Apartheid. Share-cropping. Mass incarceration. Ethnic cleansing. Education, housing and economic discrimination. Wealth gaps and health gaps. Now think of […]

President &CEO National Urban League by Marc H. Morial “You are where you are today because you stand on somebody’s shoulders. And wherever you are heading, you cannot get there by yourself. If you stand […]

By Julianne Malveaux  From the time I was a little girl, to just a day or so ago, someone has always told me to watch my mouth. Why? My mouth runs and sometimes it runs […]

By Rep. Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02) Chairman, Congressional Black Caucus If you’ve been to a Black Lives Matter rally or tweeted the related hashtag recently, then the FBI might consider you a “Black Identity Extremist,” […]