The Changing Face of America
While the African-American and Latino communities are growing, our fight for civil rights and equality is far from over.
Film: The Neo-African Americans
In the spirit of African Liberation Day, IPS’ Foreign Policy In Focus project will hold a screening of, The Neo-African-Americans, about how rapid, voluntary immigration from Africa and the Caribbean is transforming the “African-American” narrative.
Public Scholar Series: Today’s Black Feminist Expression
This discussion will explore the history of black feminist expression and ideological development in the United States.
Black Women Make History Too
Coretta Scott King was MLK’s equal partner.
Racist Double Whammy
African Americans are disproportionately impacted by the Great Recession and the Great Disenfranchisement.
Those Bad Old Days Are Still with Us
“The Help” is drawing attention to today’s domestic workers.
Distorting Civil Rights History
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has insulted the generations of men and women who put their lives on the line for equal rights.
Defending the Ballot Box
African-American churches can make a difference in 2012.
Wealth is the Gift that Keeps on Giving
Whether you are religious or secular, make holidays a celebration of family, tradition, and values instead of unsustainable spending and materialism.
Electrified Fences And Herman Cain’s Sense Of ‘Humor’
What is so funny about people attempting to escape desperate and oppressive situations? It is better to remain silent and to be thought a fool than open your mouth and prove it.
We Need an Armistice in the War on Drugs
For the moment at least, we’re headed toward softening the penalties on marijuana and letting patients use it, while also reducing the obscene punishments for possessing crack cocaine.
Jim Crow Immigration Law
Alabama’s anti-immigration law looks eerily familiar.
My Favorite Fourth of July Speech
Real patriotism requires coming to terms with the grimmer side of American history.
Segregation Still Strong 150 Years after the Civil War Began
Maybe racial discrimination will truly fade someday, but don’t count on it for now.
Entrepreneurship by Necessity
The recent growth of black-owned businesses continues the long history of African-American entrepreneurship in response to poverty, high unemployment, and discrimination.