This is totally unacceptable and it is time for a national conversation about the astronomical gun violence in the U.S. and how we can curb this terrible problem. ...

We should tell the truth and honor the dignity of every human being. ...

“Governor Scott’s $74.2 billion budget increases state spending by $4 billion, making it the largest budget in Florida’s history. ...

This recent death adds to the chilling reports of reproductive genocide in America. Why is the NAACP silent... again? ...

Where our paths seem blanketed by throngs of oppression and riddled by pangs of despair, we ask for your guidance toward the light of deliverance, and that the visions of those that came before us and dreamed of this day, that we recognize that their visions still inspire us.” —Myrlie Evers-Williams, 2013 Presidential Inaugural Invocation ...

Young people are not only the victims of gun violence – they are usually the ones who pull the trigger. ...

Summoning strength through struggle ...

Black History Month’s Powerful Question ...

They have sandwiches that I identify with, ingredients that I salivate about. And now I must declare that I would rather drink muddy water or sleep in a hollow log that to indulge in whole foods. ...

It’s almost as though Obama instinctively connected with that community ...