COMMENTARY: It Is Time to Redraw the Revolution, Again

America turns 250 this week. We should be proud. We should also be honest. Every year, we remember Paul Revere’s ride. As we should. We should also reckon with Paul Revere’s picture. His engraving of the Boston Massacre helped light the fire for revolution. It showed British soldiers firing into a crowd. Men fell dead in the street. Yet the first man killed that night is hidden in plain sight. His name was Crispus Attucks. He was a sailor of […]

July 2, 2026 3

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Leadership Matters: Congressman Troy Carter & Microsoft’s Fred Humphries | Two Exclusive Interviews

In this special episode of Leadership Matters, host Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. presents two powerful, in-depth interviews with leaders making an impact across public service and the technology sector: Congressman Troy Carter and Fred Humphries, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft.🔹 Segment 1: Congressman Troy CarterDr. Chavis sits down with Congressman Carter to discuss leadership in Congress, advancing economic opportunity, and addressing key issues affecting communities nationwide. Carter shares insights on public service, advocacy, and creating meaningful change through policy […]

July 1, 2026 5

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Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship – Here’s How Trump Can Still Crush Birth Tourism

In a 6-3 decision released today, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s executive order attempting to limit birthright citizenship. The ruling in Trump v. Barbara reaffirms that nearly all children born on American soil are U.S. citizens under the 14th Amendment, regardless of their parents’ immigration status.This outcome was expected after oral arguments signaled skepticism toward reinterpreting “subject to the jurisdiction” of the United States. While the constitutional principle stands, the decision doesn’t tie the administration’s hands on […]

June 30, 2026 5

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The Golden Thirteen | BlackPressUSA

For 146 years, the U.S. Navy had no Black officers until 13 Black men — many from Chicago — endured the pain and humiliation of segregation to blaze the trail for thousands of Black sailors. On the 75th anniversary of their historic achievement on a naval base, they remain forgotten, unsung heroes who served a country that gave them little respect. EDITOR’S NOTE: This story was first published in the Chicago Crusader on May 25, 2019 Spring was settling in […]

June 29, 2026 7

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COMMENTARY: Hey, Cousin: What I Saw On Juneteenth At Andrew Jackson’s Plantation

By Ben Jealous | Trice Edney Wire On Juneteenth, I traveled to the Hermitage, President Andrew Jackson’s plantation outside Nashville, to celebrate Black music. Neither Juneteenth nor Black music had ever been celebrated there before. Lela Harris flew in from Maryland. She descends from Alfred, born enslaved on that land. When freedom came, he chose the name Jackson for himself. He asked to be buried beside the president, and he was. She stood on that same ground and spoke. Other […]

June 27, 2026 4

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COMMENTARY: 50 Years Later, is ‘Roots’ on the Wrong Side of History?

By Erin Kaplan | Guest Columnist Fifty summers ago, in 1976, journalist and author Alex Haley published his masterwork, “Roots: The Saga of an American Family.” The timing was exquisite: As the nation celebrated the bicentennial with fireworks and paeans to freedom, “Roots” countered it with a deeply personal, Black-centered narrative of American history that began in Africa and cast the horror of slavery as foundational, not incidental, to the country’s founding and its character. Despite its unflinching truths, “Roots” […]

June 26, 2026 5

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COMMENTARY: Black Alliance for Just Immigration Supports Black Voting Rights!

Special to The Post The Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) condemns the continued gutting of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and the broader assault on Black political power unfolding across the United States. Black immigrants in the United States — whether citizens or not — share a common condition with Black Americans. Our ability to access housing, healthcare, education, labor protections, safety, and political representation is deeply tied to the political power of Black communities in this country. When […]

June 19, 2026 3

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COMMENTARY: At 250, America Still Has a Choice

By Rev. Peter Johnson | Texas Metro News As America approaches its 250th birthday, I find myself thinking less about fireworks and more about footsteps. I think about the footsteps of Black men and women who walked dusty roads to register voters when doing so could get you fired from your job. I think about the footsteps of children who marched into mobs of hatred armed with nothing but courage and faith. I think about the footsteps of my own […]

June 19, 2026 4

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Gov. Newsom Signs Election Security Bill; Asm. Bryan Praises Move

By Bo Tefu, California Black Media Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on May 29 aimed at strengthening protections for California elections, arguing that the measure is necessary to guard against voter intimidation, election interference and unauthorized access to voting systems. The new law, Senate Bill (SB) 73, authored by state Sens. Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) and Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana), expands existing safeguards for election workers, ballots, voter rolls and election infrastructure. The legislation comes amid ongoing national debates over election […]

June 18, 2026 3

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