You may have heard the news that the unemployment rate has been going down. To many, that’s a sign that our economy is better off and that Americans are gaining wealth.The U.S. unemployment rate is currently at 3.7%, a figure that the Trump administration claims to
Few comments demonstrate such concentrated bigotry as the ones that came out of the West Virginia legislature in 2019. It began in February, when Republican Delegate Eric Porterfield of Mercer County made remarks comparing “the LGBT” to the Ku Klux Klan, adding that he would see if his children could
I’m the founder of She the People, a national network that elevates the political power and voices of women of color. I founded She the People to uphold four fundamental values: to love our own and others, to seek justice for all, to ensure that everyone belongs, and, finally,
There is an ongoing conversation around the concept of reparations and what it might look like for Native American communities in the 21st century. The legal system has consistently been used to limit the rights of Native American communities. For example, in 2010, a law imposing a stricter statute of
Tonight, 10 candidates will participate in the third national presidential primary debate taking place at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas. Back in April, this debate stage was set by She the People’s presidential forum, a historic first presidential forum that centered women of color. That event and the
When people hear the word “reparations,” the first thought that typically comes to mind is the government writing a check to every black American to apologize for the horrors of slavery. The idea of reparations has always been controversial, with people across the country questioning whether compensatory payments are the
Imagine this. You are a 16-year-old girl at a promotional event in which scantily clad women wearing leather, fringe, and headdresses walk slowly around a fire to a tom-tom beat with tipis in the background. The headdressed men lift up one of the women, baring her stomach as she arches
by Nareissa Smith Burger King recently introduced the Impossible Whopper—a vegetarian version of its signature sandwich. The meatless masterpiece has been so successful that Carl’s Jr., Del Taco, Dunkin’, and others are now adding meat-free options. As a vegetarian, I’m glad that I’ll have more options
In the months leading up to Election Day, Americans are constantly bombarded with Get Out the Vote efforts by organizations, politicians, and celebrities. We’ve all heard the ads begging people to register to vote. We’ve heard political candidates tell us that “this is the most important election of
Recently, Donald Trump attacked four progressive young women of color in Congress affectionately known as The Squad, saying they should “go back” to the countries they came from. At a Trump rally soon after, a frenzied crowd chanted “send her back” as a call to arms against Minnesota freshman Congresswoman
by Jamara Wakefield There is a debt that lingers among us. At best, we try to remedy this debt in the name of democracy with Bandaids of social justice and radical action. Yet, without a profound acknowledgment of the crimes against humanity that have taken place in the United States
My son returns to college next week, entering a radically altered world following the tumultuous Summer of Hate. There’s a level of malevolence brewing in this country that I have not experienced in my lifetime. As a black woman, I’ve faced discrimination, suspicion, hostility, and name-calling but this
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