Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) By Ben Jealous The Jan. 6 attack on Congress and the U.S. Capitol was an assault on our democracy. So is the effort by congressional Republicans and their right-wing media allies to keep Americans from […]
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Whitewashing history and suppressing voters go hand in hand
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) By Ben Jealous There’s been a lot of news about the Democratic legislators in Texas who fled the state to prevent Republicans from pushing through sweeping new voter suppression laws. Gov. Greg Abbott has threatened […]
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Op-ed: The Insurrection and the Lost Cause
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) By Ben Jealous (TriceEdneyWire.com) – A violent insurrection engulfed the U.S. Capitol just six months ago. One United States Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died and other Capitol police are still healing. Investigators are still […]
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Op-ed: Power and pride to the people!
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) By Ben Jealous Happy Pride month to Black LGBTQ readers and to all of us who love LGBTQ people! June has become the traditional month for Pride celebrations in honor of the gay and transgender […]
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Op-ed: It’s time for a Black woman on the Supreme Court
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) By Ben Jealous I am eager to see a brilliant Black woman serving as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. I hope to celebrate her swearing-in later this year. If you’re thinking, “Did I miss something?” […]
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Op-ed: Chauvin Is Guilty. Our Work Is Cut Out for Us
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) By Ben Jealous Just a few days have passed since Derek Chauvin’s conviction in the murder of George Floyd. But the images from that moment are seared in our memories forever: the murderer, led away […]
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Op-ed: D.C. Statehood is a voting rights issue… and racial justice issue
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) By Ben Jealous Washington, D.C. has a higher percentage of Black residents than any state in the country, and they have no voting representation in Congress. This is systemic racism in action. It is long […]
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Op-ed: Justice is on Trial in the George Floyd Murder Case
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) Justice is on Trial in the George Floyd Murder Case Justice is on trial in the United States. By Ben Jealous The murder trial of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has begun, ten months after […]
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Op-ed: Racism and Its Deadly Cousins
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) By Ben Jealous What does it say about our country when we don’t have time to absorb the impact of one mass shooting before news of the next one comes across our phones and TV […]
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Op-ed: How democracy reform protects Black political power
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) By Ben Jealous The 2020 elections taught us that our democracy is both strong and fragile. This is the time to shore it up with the For the People Act that is now waiting for […]
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Op-ed: The Warning Bells in Trump’s Impeachment Trial
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) The Warning Bells in Trump’s Impeachment Trial By Ben Jealous Donald Trump’s defenders are shameless. And that makes them dangerous. It has only been a month since a mob enraged by Trump’s lies about the […]
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Op-ed: “There’s a lot left to be done”
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) By Ben Jealous February is Black History Month – and Black people just made a whole lot of history. Joe Biden is our president and Donald Trump is not because Black organizers and voters decided […]