For a moment this summer, it appeared that the Black Lives Matter movement was in a position to get everything it claimed to have wanted. Instead, here in September, it’s back to the mostly symbolic existence to which it has… Continue Reading
One of the first times I recall being asked the question “Where are you from?” was also one of the first times I realized that being black wasn’t a sufficient answer. For a sixth-grade project, I had to create my… Continue Reading
Kamala Harris is the daughter of a Jamaican father and Indian mother; she is Black and South Asian. She celebrates both sides of her ancestry, which unites two racial groups that are often seen in the United States as being… Continue Reading
In the past week, it has seemed like every major company has publicly condemned racism. All-black squares cover corporate Instagram. Executives have made multimillion-dollar pledges to anti-discrimination efforts and programs to support black businesses. Yet many of the same companies… Continue Reading
“The first thing people say when a mass shooting is announced,” Rock wrote in the caption. The unspoken punchline: Bet he white. Some white critics called Rock a racist. But the comedian’s defenders invoked an old argument: He can’t be… Continue Reading
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched the Equality of Opportunity Initiative to address opportunity gaps that perpetuate broader inequalities in our society and hold back individual and business success and economic growth. In order to drive meaningful, measurable impact through public… Continue Reading
The IRS and the Treasury Department recently released a second set of proposed regulations on the federal Opportunity Zone program, which was created by the 2017 tax law to spur investment in economically distressed census tracts. The Opportunity Zone law… Continue Reading
Two in three Black Americans don’t feel they see their stories represented on-screen, according to a new study from National Research Group (NRG). The study, entitled “#RepresentationMatters,” also found that 67% of Americans across political ideologies and ethnicities feel there… Continue Reading
ANALYSIS/OPINION: A new poll from Rasmussen Reports finds that Americans, by a majority, see Blacks as more racist than Whites. There’s a Black Lives Matter protest message just waiting to happen. This is hardly the line of thought the left… Continue Reading
After George Floyd was killed, Donald Trump sensed an opportunity. Americans, anguished and angry over Floyd’s death, had erupted in protest—some set fires, broke the windows of department stores, and stormed a police precinct. Commentators reached for historical analogies, circling… Continue Reading
