Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) By Ben Jealous Martin Luther King Jr. Day feels complicated this year. We have new reasons to celebrate. High on that list is the election of Rev. Raphael Warnock, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, where […]
Author Archives: Benjamin Todd Jealous
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Op-Ed: A Huge Victory – and More Work to Do
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) A Huge Victory – and More Work to Do By Ben Jealous After four exhausting years of President Donald Trump and four excruciating days of vote counting, the election was called for President-elect Joe Biden […]
Posted inPOLITICS
OP-ED: BLACK VOTERS AND THE CASE FOR BIDEN-HARRIS
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) By Ben Jealous My 104-year-old grandmother, Mamie Bland Todd, fought for civil rights her entire life. Now she and I are fighting to protect Black people and communities threatened by President Donald Trump and the […]
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Op-ed: “Elect Public Officials Who are Committed to Stop Police Killings”
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) By Ben Jealous Millions of Americans have turned out in big cities and small towns to protest the killings of unarmed civilians—often Black people—at the hands of law enforcement. If we want our demands for […]
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Healthcare, Civil Rights at Stake With Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) By Ben Jealous Republicans’ rush to fill the vacant U.S. Supreme Court seat before the election is a terrible threat to Black people’s civil rights and the health of our communities. In her 27 years […]
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Op-ed: What’s at Stake with Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee: Health Care and Civil Rights
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) What’s at Stake with Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee: Health Care and Civil Rights By Ben Jealous Republicans’ rush to fill the vacant U.S. Supreme Court seat before the election is a terrible threat to Black […]
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Op-ed: Tell Republicans: Stop Trump from Trashing Our Post Office
Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation. (Courtesy Photo) By Ben Jealous The post office is one of the most respected institutions in America, a lifeline for millions of Americans, and a source of good jobs for thousands of Black people—and the Trump administration […]
Posted inNational News
The Key to Motivating Young Voters: Young Candidates
Ben Jealous, president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation, spoke about how historic disparities and racism has led to discrimination in the hiring process for Black professionals. (Courtesy Photo) By Ben Jealous One of the most exciting parts of this year’s Democratic National Convention for me was the […]
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OP-Ed: ‘On Saturday I Endorsed Jill Carter for Congress’
The following is the opinion of Ben Jealous, it is not an endorsement by the AFRO. We invite others to submit Op-eds of 700 words or less. The AFRO reserves the right to edit them as we see fit. By Ben Jealous I’m proud to endorse Jill. She has done more than any other politician […]
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Why Maryland Needs Medicare for All
Right now in 2017, we live in the state with the highest median income in the richest country in the history of the world. At the same time, more than 350,000 of us lack health insurance and total healthcare spending has increased by more than a trillion dollars in the last decade, choking small businesses […]
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That Taney Statue in Annapolis Needs to Go!
Oftentimes on Sunday after church you can find me in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood walking with my children and admiring some of the city’s beautiful architecture, and historic monuments. For too many years, I’ve struggled to explain to them the meaning of one statue in particular: former Supreme Court Justice Roger Taney, the author of the […]
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Anthony Brown for Governor: The Best Choice for Maryland
Over the course of my lifetime, America has changed. We have embraced diversity while expanding opportunity and justice for millions of our fellow citizens. We have broken down barriers to public service from City Halls to the White House. And while candidates of color continue to face higher and tougher hurdles in their attempts to […]