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November 29th, 2024
Civil rights marchers protest housing discrimination in Chicago on Aug. 2, 1966. AP Photo by Colin Gordon, University of Iowa Donald Trump has picked former football player Scott Turner to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. While not much is known about Turner’s positions as he awaits confirmation by the Senate, Trump’s … Continued
November 25th, 2024
Several Black political commentators consider themselves the “talented tenth.” W.E.B. Dubois coined the term “talented tenth” at the turn of the twentieth century. Between 1865 and 1900, the majority of Black Americans received industrial education. Dubois believed that 10 percent of the most outstanding Black Americans should pursue higher education and that “talented tenth” would … Continued
November 24th, 2024
Linda McMahon, who led the pro-Trump group America First Action and chairs the America First Policy Institute, a Trump-aligned think tank, is the President-Elect’s pick to lead the Dept. of Education (AP pic courtesy of Malaysia Today under Creative Commons license 4.0). By Quintessa Williams In yet another controversial pick for his second-term cabinet, President-elect … Continued
November 20th, 2024
By James S. Bridgeforth, Ph.D. As President-elect Donald Trump assembles his cabinet with the likes of Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard and Pete Hegseth, it’s clear this administration isn’t a typical parade of statesmen. Nope, it’s an army of loyalists—a lineup designed to turn America’s executive team into a loyalty test, not a meritocracy. And let’s … Continued
November 18th, 2024
Two days before the 2024 presidential election, an ABC/Ipsos survey found Democratic nominee and current Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of Republican challenger and former President Donald Trump by three percentage points. On Election Day, Harris supporters were confident the vice president would defeat the former president because he was impeached twice and charged with … Continued
