| Jun 10, 2020 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAmericans may or may not know there’s more than one Independence Day in the United States. In addition to the Fourth of July holiday all Americans recognize, black Americans commemorate our ancestors’ freedom from slavery on Juneteenth. Two years after Abraham Lincoln...
| Apr 22, 2020 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP FeaturedThere’s an old saying in the black community I’ve heard my parents and grandparents repeat many times: “When white people catch a cold, black people catch pneumonia.” I can’t help but recall that old adage as demographic data comes out showing alarmingly...
| Feb 25, 2020 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIt could be easy to miss with the headlines focused on other things, but this February — like every February — was Black History Month. Though it’s a time to celebrate the achievements of black Americans, it’s also a time to look at the challenges facing the...
| Feb 19, 2020 | HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyFebruary is supposed to be Black History Month — but this month, there hasn’t been much celebrating. Day after day, the news has been consumed with the impeachment trial and its aftermath, as well as the ups and downs of the 2020 presidential race, which now includes...
| Sep 28, 2016 | Rights / DemocracyThis summer brought too many new videos of black men — Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Phillando Castile in a St. Paul suburb, Terrence Crutcher in Tulsa, Oklahoma — losing their lives at the hands of police officers. As these videos circulated, I found myself crying...
