December 16th, 2024
J. Pharoah Doss: Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus
In 1989, Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington, and Andre Braugher starred in the American Civil War film Glory. The movie was about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first all-Black regiments in the Union Army. The actor who played Robert Gould Shaw, the White colonel in command, narrated the film. Glory depicted the regiment’s … Continued
December 9th, 2024
J. Pharoah Doss: The once and future Democratic Party
“Donald J. Trump is the President of the United States. His unexpected win has finally electrified American liberals and leftists. They are busily planning what they term a ‘resistance’ to what he represents.” That may sound like a mission statement from a progressive activist organization, written the day after Democratic nominee Kamala Harris was defeated … Continued
December 3rd, 2024
J. Pharoah Doss: Does Biden’s Native American boarding school apology make a difference?
First- and second-grade students sit in a classroom at the former Genoa Indian Industrial School in Genoa, Neb. Researchers are now trying to locate the bodies of more than 80 Native American children buried near the school. National Archives/AP Few US presidents have formally apologized to Americans for the “sins” of previous administrations. In 1976, President … Continued
November 29th, 2024
Trump’s next HUD secretary would have a lot to do to address the history of racist housing policy – and Trump’s own comments and history suggest that’s unlikely
Civil rights marchers protest housing discrimination in Chicago on Aug. 2, 1966. AP Photo by Colin Gordon, University of Iowa Donald Trump has picked former football player Scott Turner to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. While not much is known about Turner’s positions as he awaits confirmation by the Senate, Trump’s … Continued
November 25th, 2024
J. Pharoah Doss: With an intelligentsia like this who needs idiots?
Several Black political commentators consider themselves the “talented tenth.” W.E.B. Dubois coined the term “talented tenth” at the turn of the twentieth century. Between 1865 and 1900, the majority of Black Americans received industrial education. Dubois believed that 10 percent of the most outstanding Black Americans should pursue higher education and that “talented tenth” would … Continued
Bishop William J. Barber II Shares His Thoughts About What He'd Like to See at The 2024 DNC
