Most people do not think about specialty care until they need it. Physical therapy, mental health services, speech and occupational therapy, specialist referrals for chronic conditions—this is the part of […]
Tag: america
Posted inCovers
Grappling with Black history and American exceptionalism
“If a race has no history, it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated. […]
Posted inCovers
Highlighting 100 years of Black History
The Black experience in America is a unique microcosm of beauty, pain, triumph, and resilience. Historically, Black people have navigated slavery, its effects, systemic racism, and inequality, which still shows […]
Posted inGuest Opinions, Opinion
One Nation Under Violence
There is a sardonic phrase often used among contemporary justice advocates when recalling the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder: “The 14 months when people cared.”In casual conversation, it works as […]
Posted inNational
Private data tells the story Washington won’t
With the federal government shutdown grinding on, the nation’s economic picture is collapsing into silence and uncertainty. For the first time in decades, there is no official monthly employment report […]
Posted inCounting the Cost
Trump’s issue with Black women
Donald Trump has a type — and it’s not the one tabloids flaunted. His real issue is Black women who hold power. From Letitia “Tish” James to economist Lisa Cook, […]
Posted inBook Review
‘A Thousand Ways to Die’
Face it: some scores can never truly be settled. You can try tit-for-tat, you can scheme and plan, but making things even? Not a chance; the other guy is probably […]
Posted inEntertainment
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to 50 months
Sean “Diddy” Combs stood before the court, flanked by his children’s pleas and his lawyers’ defenses, yet weighed down by a system that has never been even-handed with Black men. […]
Posted inGuest Opinions
Thirty years after the O.J. Simpson verdict
Thirty years ago, when the verdict in the O.J. Simpson trial was announced, half the nation exhaled in relief and the other half gasped in disbelief. I was there, a […]
Posted inGovernment/Politics, National
Trump administration tries to pretend slavery never happened
The Trump White House has declared war on history itself. In an official article published Friday, Aug. 22, on the White House website, the administration blasted the Smithsonian Institution for […]
