In the 1821 curtain speech that opens Carlyle Brown’s “The African Company Presents Richard III,” 19th-century American impresario Stephen Price (David Daniel) urges his audience to look upon a stage where “anything is possible.”
View MoreTag: KOLUMN Magazine
Cornel West: Black America’s Neo-Liberal Sleepwalking Is Coming To An End
In this exclusive, Cornel West talks Bernie Sanders’ Neo-Populism, Donald Trump’s Neo-Fascism – and sweeping away the myopic careerism and chronic narcissism that prevented any serious critique of Obama’s Neo-Liberalism.
View More
The List of 358 Obama Accomplishments So Far, With Citations – Progressive Coast to Coast
In 2008, we elected the most progressive president in history. And regardless of the negativity, when you actually look at the record, there has been a lot of progress since January 20, 2009.
View More
A History Of African-American Gun Advocacy – And Why It’s Never Talked About
[two_third padding=”0 15px 0 0px”]A History Of African-American Gun Advocacy – And Why It’s Never Talked About Book Traces The Often-Untold Story Of Black Americans’ Relationship With Firearms.JOHN MERFELD | JUNE 2016 | WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO [mashshare][/two_third][one_third_last padding=”0 0px 0 15px”] “… a struggle for survival, where guns were vital… ” [/one_third_last][two_third padding=”0 15px 0 0px”][dropcap]When[/dropcap] the U.S. Department of […]
View More
Has Obama Ignored African American Concerns? Nope. Here’s the Evidence.
When he gave the commencement address recently at Howard University, President Obama spoke about race and the interests of African Americans in the United States.
View More
Despite Racism, Black People Are More Optimistic About The Future than Anyone Else
Two recent studies have found a new racial divide facing America right now—namely, the optimism gap.
View More
How Racial Gerrymandering Deprives Black People of Political Power – KOLUMN Magazine
Thirty years ago, the Supreme Court expanded the meaning of one of the most important civil rights laws in U.S. history — the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
View More
Tales of African-American History Found in DNA – KOLUMN Magazine
The history of African-Americans has been shaped in part by two great journeys.
View More
Country’s Black-Owned Banks Are In A Fight For Their Survival
Now black-run banks are in a fight for survival, even though many advocates argue that many African-Americans remain starved for banking services.
View More
Kamala Harris Claims Runoff Spot in California Senate Race
California U.S. Senate candidate Kamala Harris easily captured one of two spots in the November runoff Tuesday, moving the state attorney general into a potentially historic election.
View More