Author Archive
Salim Muwakkil
-
Page 1 of 4
-
The Long List of Names That Came Before Breonna Taylor and George Floyd
Samuel Williams. Tyisha Miller. Amadou Diallo. Eric Garner. I've reported their names for decades. This time feels different. MORE
Views · June 23, 2020
-
Our View of Black History Has Radically Shifted in a Few Short Years
The case for reparations and The 1619 Project have focused attention on what makes African Americans distinct. MORE
Views · February 11, 2020
-
In 2008, Democratic Socialists Endorsed Him. Now, a DSA Member Is Primarying Him.
Backed by Brand New Congress, Anthony Clark is challenging Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-Ill.), in a sign of how far left politics have moved. MORE
Act Locally · July 16, 2019
-
How Young Black Radicals Put the World on Notice
Charlene Carruthers’ new book, Unapologetic, showcases a queer women-led black liberation movement that’s upending past paradigms. MORE
Culture · August 21, 2018
-
Before Bernie, There Was Jesse
For a brief moment 30 years ago, it looked like our first black president would be the leader of a multiracial working-class coalition. MORE
Views · June 4, 2018
-
Yes, You Should Watch The Chi
The Showtime series may not be perfect, but it’s an illuminating look at Chicago beyond the violent headlines. MORE
Culture · February 15, 2018
-
Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Absurdity of Hope
How Obama and Trump destroyed Ta-Nehisi Coates' faith in racial progress. MORE
Culture · October 5, 2017
-
We Are In the Midst of a Black Power Renaissance
Under Trump, we are seeing a return to collective Black consciousness. MORE
Views · July 13, 2017
-
This Could Be Reparations’ Best Chance Since 1865
Black activist groups across the political spectrum are uniting behind reparations. MORE
Views · April 21, 2017
-
Reflections on Barack Obama: A Great and Disappointing President
Hope, change and the limits of the office. MORE
Culture · January 16, 2017
-
“Identity Politics” Takes a Hit
After the election, many on the Black Left are once again grappling with the "race vs. class" debate. MORE
Views · January 2, 2017
-
A Former Nation of Islam Activist Looks Back on Muhammad Ali
From a bout in Jamaica to an Air Force base in Germany to the streets of Chicago, Ali's presence was massive. MORE
Views · June 8, 2016
-
The Paradox of Bernie Sanders and the Black Voter
Despite Sanders' historic election, we still don’t seem any closer to resolving the rancorous intra-left debates about race and class. MORE
Views · April 12, 2016
-
In No Uncertain Terms, U.N. Calls Out U.S. for Lack of Reparations to African-Americans
40 acres and a mule won't cut it MORE
Views · March 15, 2016
-
Not Your Grandfather’s Black Freedom Movement: An Interview with BYP100’s Charlene Carruthers
The 30-year-old radical black queer feminist who's Rahm Emanuel's worst nightmare MORE
Features · February 8, 2016
-
The Newspaper That Transformed Black America—And The Course of History
How an ambitious migrant came to Chicago and changed history with the power of journalism MORE
Views · January 20, 2016
-
20 Years After the Million Man March, Louis Farrakhan Can Still Draw A Crowd—And Make Media Uneasy
The 82-year old Nation of Islam leader filled the National Mall in October. Why didn't the media take much notice? MORE
Views · November 4, 2015
-
Black Lives Matter Activists Declare Solidarity with Palestine
The statement revives the internationalism of the '60s and '70s, when black activists saw themselves as part of a global fight against Western colonialism MORE
Views · October 15, 2015
-
Meet the Group of African-American Organizers Building Black Support for Bernie Sanders
Will grassroots organizing within the black electorate be able to challenge Clinton’s hegemony? MORE
Views · September 14, 2015
-
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me” Forever Changes the Meaning of ‘The American Dream’
How to make Americans accept that their country was built and sustained on white supremacist plunder? Write like Ta-Nehisi Coates. MORE
Views · July 21, 2015
-
Our Neo-Confederacy
The flag may be wiped from state grounds and license plates, but its ideals live on in the GOP agenda MORE
Views · July 8, 2015
-
The Collective That Saved Jazz
The Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians brought jazz back from the brink by connecting it to black struggle MORE
Views · June 1, 2015
-
Keeping a Sharp Eye on Sharpton
Al Sharpton has been labeled a 'Johnny-come-lately' to Hollywood's fight for diversity, and a paid defender of corporate media. MORE
Views · March 17, 2015
-
The Barriers to Black-Brown Unity
Can Chicago's black and brown communities come together to elect a new mayor? MORE
Views · January 29, 2015
-
How Ta-Nehisi Coates Made Reparations Mainstream
Coates talks about the debt he owes to black nationalists, and why black Americans are so hungry for data to back up their experiences. MORE
Features · December 29, 2014
-
U.S. Youth Take Police Violence Charges to the UN Committee Against Torture
A new generation globalizes the struggle. MORE
Views · December 11, 2014
-
Ferguson’s ISIS Allies?
Despite what right-wing media may tell you, ISIS has little in common with black Muslims--or black Americans. MORE
Views · November 18, 2014
-
The Neo-Scramble for Africa
Our first black president's approach to Africa doesn't feel like a first. MORE
Views · October 22, 2014
-
‘Chiraq’: Facts and Fictions
Chicago's 'murder capital' rep stretches the truth. MORE
Views · August 28, 2014
-
Revisiting Reparations
It's time for a Marshall Plan for black Americans. MORE
Views · July 13, 2014
-
The Race Debate and Switch
America almost had a real conversation about racism. MORE
Views · June 12, 2014
-
Black and Blue Chicago
A recent spate of police shootings of African Americans underscores longstanding mutual distrust. MORE
Features · September 7, 2011
-
Black Chicago Divided
Class and generational conflicts intensify, as African Americans cope with the Great Recession. MORE
Features · July 20, 2011
-
Malcolm’s X-Factor
Why did Manning Marable’s attempt to demystify Malcolm X provoke such conflict? MORE
Culture · June 22, 2011
-
The Muslims Are Coming!
In a strange kind of delayed response, the American public seems to be in a more Islamaphobic mood MORE
Views · April 7, 2011
-
Race Doesn’t Trump Class, at Least in Chicago’s Mayoral Race
In a heated exchange during a Chicago mayoral debate last month, candidate Carol Moseley Braun accused candidate Patricia MORE
Views · February 17, 2011
-
Chicago’s Torture Cop Awaits His Sentence
G. Flint Taylor should be basking in the glow of vindication as he awaits the January 20 sentencing of MORE
Views · December 28, 2010
-
Media Blackout In the Age of Obama
The election of the nation's first black president has done little to improve media coverage of the nation's MORE
Views · September 28, 2010
-
The New Black Publicity Party
Right-wing media catapulted the New Black Panther Party (NBPP) into national infamy this summer with an exaggerated emphasis MORE
Views · August 19, 2010
-
Tavis Smiley and Al Sharpton Face Off
Criticizing President Barack Obama is a hard sell in the black community. Even with the Great Recession wreaking MORE
Views · April 27, 2010
-
On Air With Black America
Chicago's only black-owned talk radio station gives voice to a complex people still struggling to be heard. MORE
Culture · February 10, 2010
-
Assassinated by the State
The federally sanctioned murder of a Black Panther. MORE
Culture · November 25, 2009
-
The ‘Post-Racial’ President
Barack Obama navigates a world where color still matters. MORE
Features · August 24, 2009
-
Government-Assisted Terrorists
On May 20, federal and New York City authorities arrested four men on charges of plotting domestic terrorist attacks. MORE
Views · June 16, 2009
-
The Irony of Obama’s Boycott
America's first black president refused to attend a U.N. conference on racism. MORE
Views · April 30, 2009
-
African-Americans Back Burris
The African-American community's unified efforts to retain Roland Burris as the lone black U.S. senator has chastened MORE
Views · March 26, 2009
-
Will Holder Hold Cops Accountable?
Eric Holder, the first African-American attorney general, takes over a Department of Justice (DOJ) that has been AWOL MORE
Views · February 26, 2009
-
Justice for Jon Burge’s Victims?
U.S. Attorney Patrick J. Fitzgerald dominates the news these days for his arrest and probe of Illinois MORE
Views · February 10, 2009
-
Al Qaeda Plays the Malcolm Card
When media reports emerged that al Qaeda's second in command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, disparaged President-elect Barack Hussein Obama as MORE
Views · December 25, 2008
-
Proud of Obama … For Now
Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States on Nov. 4. What was once a MORE
Views · November 27, 2008
-
Page 1 of 4