This September 11th, communities are honoring those who lost their lives eight years ago by participating in service activities. Churches, schools, and community groups are holding nearly one-hundred Green the Block service events in more than 24 states.

All across the nation, people are choosing to act on encouragement instead...

May 15th marks the seventh anniversary of the first Civil Rights law enacted in the 21st Century, the Notification of Federal Employees Anti discrimination and Retaliation (NoFEAR) Act.

Seven years ago, both houses of Congress unanimously passed legislation that sought to insure that institutional crimes are punished, and equally...

When an award confirms the virtue of a cause at the same time that cause is dying the slow death of underfunding, there is obviously a problem.

Last week Attorney General Eric Holder honored Kenneth Barnes Sr. with the National Crime Victim Service Award, for outstanding service on behalf...

Forty-one years ago today, on a balcony in Memphis, TN, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was taken from us. His dream, however, did not die on the balcony.

One year ago, on the 40th anniversary of Dr. King's assassination, I was in Memphis at a very special and important gathering,...

As you may know the D.C. Voting Rights Act has been postponed in the Congress, and will likely not be brought up in the House until late April.

The bill provides full congressional representation to the District of Columbia and an additional House seat to Utah, with wide support on...

Yesterday was the last day of the 6th year of War in Iraq. It was not the last day of the war.

Today, another year of the war began. Though pundits and commentators don't talk about it on television anymore, it still rages on.

The damage to America's...

Rarely in history have young people been blessed with the opportunity, or the responsibility, to serve as the solution to the crisis at hand.

In this economic decline there perhaps is no other option than to turn the reins over to the next generation. This recession is a mess...

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele received considerable flack for his recent comments about giving the party of Lincoln a "hip hop makeover."

Never mind the mental images of a gold tooth flashing John Boehner. That statement actually has merit, so to the surprise of some I'm not here to...

While watching the President Obama address Congress last night, I was thinking about what progressive groups need to do better to support our President. Then, watching the Republican response from Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, (I too was born in Louisiana and to immigrant parents), I was struck by how disingenuous...