Watch Your Mouth (Uncle) Tom: How Our Black Pride in the President Works Against Us by David Ikard The morning after the Democrats were trounced in two significant gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, Tom Joyner remarked on "The Tom Joyner...

Reigniting Black Feminist Power Review by Christine E. Hutchins Duchess Harris, Associate Professor of American Studies at Macalester College, opens her important new book, Black Feminist Politics from Kennedy to Clinton, with a...

Duke University Professor William "Sandy" Darity discusses the state of the African-American economy. Also NPR's Tell Me More with Michael Martin Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Economists who follow the economic outlook for African-Americans began...

Q-Tip's Return to Grace by John Murph This decade, many a rap and R&B artist, from Missy Elliott to Mya, have seen their albums stalled or put on permanent hold. But Q-Tip’s Kamaal/The Abstract has the dubious distinction of being one of the most...