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Dr. Michael Eric Dyson Joins Livingstone College as a Visiting Scholar in Residence

September 24, 2026 admin 0

Renowned scholar, professor, author and cultural critic joins Livingstone for four-part residency exploring Black thought, faith, hip-hop, politics and democracy By Garette Hunter SALISBURY, N.C. — Livingstone College is emerging as a powerful destination for Black intellectual thought, cultural expression and academic […]

Returning to Our Own Institutions

September 6, 2025 admin 0

By Germar Reed There is a line I can’t shake: “If you give a man the power to feed you, you’ve given him the power to starve you.” For much of our history, we knew this. When Black families were locked […]

Jocelyn Woodards Delegate To The Democratic National Convention 2024

August 7, 2024 admin 0

By Staff How did you begin your journey in politics? I grew up the eldest of 6 children raised by a single working mother on the West Side of Chicago in some of the most impoverished neighborhoods in the city. My […]

President Joe Biden gives address after dropping out of 2024 election

July 25, 2024 admin 0

President Joe Biden spoke extensively for the first time on his decision to withdraw from the 2024 race and his plans for what will now be the final few months of his long political career. THE PRESIDENT: Passing the torch’ to […]

Voters Make an Important Down Payment on Democracy’s Future

November 20, 2022 admin 0

By Ben Jealous A lot of good news came out of this month’s elections—and enough bad news to remind us that we can never let our guard down when freedom and democracy are at stake. This year, democracy itself was […]

Back to School – Back to Fighting Far-Right Attacks on Education

September 2, 2022 admin 0

By Ben Jealous Just when you thought far-right attacks on public education couldn’t get any more absurd, we hear about something new. For the first time in almost 15 years, Sarasota schools this fall are turning down hundreds of free […]