electoral politics

Police Power and the Election of Newark’s First Black Mayor

Fifty years ago, Newark, New Jersey, elected its first Black mayor—Kenneth Gibson—at a moment when there was an urgency to

*Fifth and final instalment of E. James West’s article series on the 1968 Presidential campaign* In the November 7, 1968

In March 1969, at a grade school in Washington, D.C., an eclectic audience gathered to celebrate the inauguration of comedian

A conversation about history, truth, and the American experience is necessary in these troubled times. The truth is under assault

On May 30, 2018, Axios published an article announcing, “Black women feel slighted by the Democrats.” The article explains how African