To Be Equal

Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover Has Unleashed The Worst Of Human Nature

It is possible that users assumed that language use that could potentially cause a ban or suspension on the platform in the past was no longer a concern."

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Trump Rips Off Taxpayers

House Oversight Committee’s Revelations are Merely the Tip of Trump’s Iceberg of Graft

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“Dog Whistle” Rhetoric Is Giving Way To Tuberville & Greene's Overt Racism

“I’ve heard racists say all kinds of things.  I’ve heard them say that Black people are criminals, and I’ve heard them say that reparations are reverse racism."

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Alabama's Defense Of Racially-Gerrymandered Congressional Districts Defies Both Logic And Decency

In its zeal to defend the racially-discriminatory Congressional districts state legislators created to dilute the political participation of their Black constituents, Alabama is making a mockery of the Constitution.

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Tepid Public Reaction to Brett Favre's Plundering of Welfare Funds Reveals Racial Double Standard For Athletes' Behavior

‘’Apparently the nations’ love affair with a White celebrity like Favre is enough to ignore an ugly scandal where money was stolen to build a volleyball stadium."

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Trailblazing News Anchor Bernard Shaw Inspired a Generation of Black Journalists

Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League

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The Rule Of Law Is Not A Partisan Issue

“No man is above the law and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man’s permission when we require him to obey it. Obedience to the law is demanded as a right; not asked as a favor.”—Theodore Roosevelt

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Nichelle Nichols’ Legacy: “Out Of This Madness, Uhura Appeared”

Marc H. Morial 
President and CEO
National Urban League

“Everybody, come quick, come quick; there's a black lady on television and she ain't no maid!”  -- Whoopi Goldberg

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NBA Great Bill Russell Paved the Way for Two Generations of Social Activist Athletes

“Racism cannot just be shaken out of the fabric of society because, like dust from a rug, it dissipates into the air for a bit and then settles right back where it was, growing thicker with time. Police reform is a start, but it is not enough. We need to dismantle broken systems and start over.

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