Getting Common

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) serve an important role in the Black community, providing many generations with an opportunity for higher education.

In American politics the Black woman voter is both mule and canary.

When mothers are incarcerated and their children are in the family

regulation system, the New Jim Crow and New Jane Crow intersect to

separate and destroy families.

As the benefits of gender equality for governance become more apparent, boardroom diversity initiatives abound. But, these efforts have not translated to the gains in gender diversity one would expect.

While sex worker advocacy groups have championed the need to decriminalize sex work, their advocacy has been separated from mainstream feminist organizations’ sexual freedom agenda.

Elon Musk, Time Person of the Year, has tweeted himself into trouble with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on more than one occasion.

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is a lawyer, scholar, and mother of 7--including 2 adopted Black children. Transracial adoption falls within a painful legacy for African-Americans--a legacy of paternalism that dates back to slavery.

It's that time of year when many of us reflect and set new goals for the new year--that are mostly abandoned by February 1.

In the summer of 2021, the Trustees of Washington and Lee University voted to retain name of the institution.

During last year's racial reckoning, many corporations came out with solidarity statements, and made very public donations to civil rights organizations.