We still aren’t in a post-racial society

“Our union can be perfected,” Obama told the multitude gathered in Grant Park and the legions watching from New Orleans to Nairobi. “What we’ve already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.”

On 65th anniversary of his landmark Othello performance, we must remember Paul Robeson's unwavering voice

Six and a half decades after Robeson’s Othello debut, much has changed, and much has not. “The artist must elect to fight for Freedom or for Slavery,” Robeson said in the biography “The Whole World in His Hands.” “I have made my choice.” We would all do well to follow the example of Paul Robeson.

The underprivileged are united across racial boundaries

Don’t be alarmed that minorities in America will constitute a majority in less than two generations. Instead, follow the money.

The economy discriminates against blacks, Latinos

By Dedrick Muhammad, August 14, 2008

Despite the possibility of electing a black president, America still faces severe racial chasms.

The ugly desperation of Hillary Clinton’s campaign

Sen. Hillary Clinton has disgracefully pursued a disturbing strategy of racial opportunism.

The perils of racial solidarity

It’s not time for black people to hit the mute button.

Progressive black critics of Sen. Barack Obama are facing a lot of criticism.