Mikisa Thompson

Black votes matter in Georgia gubernatorial election

Nov. 12 — Given a tight race in Georgia for the position of governor, the outcome was not decided on…

November 13, 2018

Black suffrage: The ongoing struggle for the right to vote

Black suffrage under the conditions of white supremacy has been an issue in the U.S. Africans and other peoples were…

November 13, 2018

Defending Botham Jean

The night of Sept. 6 in Dallas an off-duty policewoman, Amber Guyger, entered the apartment of a 26-year-old Afro-Caribbean man,…

September 22, 2018

UE convention advances working class solidarity

Raleigh, N.C. — The tenth biannual statewide convention of the North Carolina Public Service Workers Union, United Electrical Workers Local…

August 29, 2018

Impacto del racismo en la maternidad

El Mes de la Historia de la Mujer es un evento anual que destaca las contribuciones de las mujeres en…

March 7, 2018

No pledge of allegiance to racism

My son Jeremiah Boykin called me from school on Friday, Feb. 16, to tell me that he was dismissed from…

March 5, 2018

Racism’s impact on maternity

Women's History Month is a federally declared annual event that highlights the contributions of women to historical events and contemporary…

February 28, 2018

Civil Rights hero Ruby Sales and white supremacy

Durham, N.C. — For Black History Month, I would like to introduce or reintroduce you to Ruby Nell Sales. Born…

February 10, 2018

Eyewitness Durham: Felony charges dropped against freedom fighters!

The following is an eyewitness account of the Jan. 11 court hearing for eight activists who tore down a Confederate…

January 11, 2018

Say their names! Recy Taylor and Erica Garner

Say her name: Mrs. Recy Taylor. Born Dec. 31, 1919, and died Dec. 28, 2017. Say her name: Erica Garner.…

January 1, 2018