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We Need a New Voting-Rights Movement

By: Peniel E. Joseph
Aug. 7 2014 5:19 PM
It’s time for a national come-to-Jesus moment on voting rights.

Mr. President, Simply Avoiding Mistakes Is Not a Foreign Policy 

By: Peniel E. Joseph
July 23 2014 3:00 AM
At a time when the world needs Obama’s leadership, the president has appeared defensive, cautious and uncertain.

LeBron James’ Return: Part Basketball, Part Urban Renewal

By: Peniel E. Joseph
July 14 2014 3:00 AM
The sports icon is making an admirable effort to highlight the economic woes of his old hometown, but he cannot save a city by himself.

The Civil Rights Act Was a Turning Point in Our Nation’s Racial History

By: Peniel E. Joseph
July 2 2014 3:00 AM
Fifty years ago, the Civil Rights Act helped transform American democracy. But the work of those who fought for this landmark law remains unfinished.

The Central Park 5 Settled, but the Case of Racial Injustice in America Is Wide Open

By: Peniel E. Joseph
June 26 2014 3:00 AM
As the innocent men at the center of the infamous case are compensated—and Donald Trump calls the resolution “a disgrace”—we’re reminded that the attitudes that put them behind bars are still with us today. 

Gun Violence Is the Civil Rights Issue of Our Time

By: Peniel E. Joseph
June 18 2014 3:01 AM
We betray the legacy of the civil rights movement—and fail to value black life—if we don’t take steps to end gun violence.

Maya Angelou Wasn’t Just a Writer—She Inspired Generations

By: Peniel E. Joseph
June 7 2014 6:15 AM
The beloved poet to presidents wrote with a power that guided more than one generation through some of the most crucial moments in African-American history.

When It Comes to Bowe Bergdahl, Obama’s GOP Critics Are Hypocrites 

By: Peniel E. Joseph
June 5 2014 3:00 AM
The Bowe Bergdahl debate is the latest example of Republicans’ Obama-hate syndrome: They want war but take shots at Obama for supporting the troops.

‘Case for Reparations’ Explains How America Must Come to Terms With Its History

By: Peniel E. Joseph
May 28 2014 3:00 AM
In his remarkable essay, Ta-Nehisi Coates provides a primer on the way that slavery and its aftereffects have shaped race in American history.

Malcolm X Always Spoke Truth to Power, No Matter the Cost

By: Peniel E. Joseph
May 21 2014 3:00 AM
Eighty-nine years after his birth, Malcolm X still stands as black America’s unofficial tribune and prime minister.

Brown v. Board: With Resegregation, the Struggle Continues

By: Peniel E. Joseph
May 15 2014 3:00 AM
Sixty years after the Supreme Court outlawed legal segregation in schools, the fight for parents, students and teachers to achieve educational equality goes on.

Honor the Freedom Riders by Completing Their Work Today

By: Peniel E. Joseph
May 8 2014 3:00 AM
On the 53rd anniversary of the Freedom Rides, we must honor these activists’ accomplishments and remember that their work isn’t done.

Black Success Can’t Change Warped Views Like Donald Sterling’s

By: Peniel E. Joseph
April 29 2014 4:01 AM
Hateful words attributed to the Clippers owner remind us how anti-black sentiment contradicts our notion of transcending race.

Tufts Conference Examines Barack Obama and American Democracy

By: Peniel E. Joseph
April 23 2014 6:45 AM
Race, media and social justice during the age of Obama were among the issues addressed.

Analyzing American Democracy In the Age of Obama

By: Peniel E. Joseph
April 16 2014 2:00 AM
Michael Eric Dyson keynotes a Tufts University conference dedicated to evaluating the successes and challenges of the Obama administration.

How Race Factors Into Recent Supreme Court Rulings on Elections

By: Peniel E. Joseph
April 7 2014 2:00 AM
Two recent Supreme Court rulings will give Republicans “top-down” and “bottom-up” advantages in upcoming elections.

MLK’s Last Crusade Was the Poor People’s Campaign Against Poverty

By: Peniel E. Joseph
April 4 2014 2:00 AM
At the end of his life, Martin Luther King Jr. fought against the poverty, racism and militarism that he saw as the triple threat to humanity.

Black-Pathology Debate Ignores Black Reality

By: Peniel E. Joseph
March 27 2014 2:00 AM
Our ongoing dialogue about race in America—most recently sparked by Rep. Paul Ryan’s comments—requires us to better understand African-American history.

Obama Goes Solo in His 2nd Term

By: Peniel E. Joseph
March 19 2014 3:40 PM
The president is pushing ahead with the initiatives laid out in his State of the Union, with or without help from Congress.

Looking Back on ‘Bloody Sunday’ in Selma

By: Peniel E. Joseph
March 13 2014 2:20 PM
This week marks the 49th anniversary of the clash between marchers and police that made Rep. John Lewis a civil rights hero and forced LBJ to respond.
 
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