| Feb 5, 2025 | RoundupUnder pressure from the administration, many federal agencies have canceled their Black History Month celebrations this year. As Tracey L. Rogers writes this week in OtherWords, this fits right in with a years-long pattern now of banning books by Black authors,...
| | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIn this chaotic news cycle, America’s worst plane crash in a generation already feels a generation old. But the administration’s response to the tragic January collision that killed 67 people over the Potomac is worth revisiting. Not only because the loved ones of...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyBefitting a presidency inaugurated by a parade of tech billionaires, President Trump has taken Mark Zuckerberg’s infamous “move fast and break things” approach to the opening weeks of his second term — and break things he has. Trump quickly handed over the federal...
| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI lead the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, America’s Black think tank. When we opened our doors in 1970, there were only 1,469 Black elected officials in office across the United States. Today, there are over 10,000. These milestones are historic, yet...
| | HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyIt’s a trend that’s been building for a few years now. Books by predominantly Black authors are being banned around the country. School curricula have been amended to skip the history lesson on slavery and racism. Critical Race Theory (CRT) — and anything that vaguely...
