Anti-Haitian rhetoric is more than a 2024 GOP campaign stunt
Framing Haitians as a “threat” goes far beyond racism. And America has been doing this for two centuries.
In 2024, political violence against Black women is a big threat
Women’s History Month is good time to thank our Black women in office – and keep them safe.
Afro-Latino politicians could bridge the African American-Latino divide
In the U.S., Dominicans are the Hispanic group with the largest Black population. Many are pressured to identify as either Black or Latino, not both.
The House might pass a long-ignored bill to study reparations for slavery. Why now?
My research looks at how Black legislators changed the Democratic Party — and how becoming party insiders changed them.
Happy 50th anniversary, women’s legislative caucuses! Here’s how to be even more effective.
Black women legislators can point out policy blind spots others might overlook
The Senate failed to restore this voting rights protection. My research shows it worked.
Since Shelby County v. Holder ended ‘preclearance’ protections, states have had more leeway to make voting more difficult
Here’s how Republican and Democratic party leaders reward the faithful and punish wayward members
Watch what they give, not what they say.
Three reasons Congress finally passed an infrastructure bill
And what happened to Build Back Better, the social and climate infrastructure bill?