| Feb 5, 2025 | 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...
| Feb 7, 2024 | HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyA little over a year ago, the College Board unveiled its long-awaited draft AP African American Studies curriculum. What happened next was sad — and all too predictable. Florida officials, led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, howled. They claimed the course “lacks educational...
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| Feb 1, 2023 | Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyWhen Republican President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, he called on Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans.” He also acknowledged that Black Americans had shown “courage...
