Editorial JEALOUS: A Deep-South Governor’s Race to Watch By Ben Jealous A year in which there are only three races for governor’s seats, all in the Deep South, wouldn’t normally create a lot... I MessengerJuly 9, 2023
Editorial Big Chance to Cut Climate Pollution from Big Trucks By Ben Jealous The interstates built in the 1950s and 1960s killed the vitality of the communities where people of color and the poor lived,... I MessengerJune 24, 2023
Editorial OUR VOICES: New Fire, Familiar Injustice By Ben Jealous (TriceEdneyWire.com) – A lightning strike and a small fire are all it took this weekend to remind residents in South Louisiana... I MessengerJune 20, 2023
News JEALOUS: Under-Controlled Coal-Fired Power Plants Still Threaten Americans’ Health By Ben Jealous Tatum is an East Texas town of about 1,300 people, closer to Shreveport than Dallas. It’s on the north shore of Martin... I MessengerJune 3, 2023
News A Historic Vote and the Tools It Gave Us By Ben Jealous Via TriceEdneyWire.Com Vice President Kamala Harris is sure to be remembered every March in Women’s History Month as the first woman and... I MessengerMarch 16, 2023
Editorial Taking on the symptom that is gun violence and the disease behind it By BEN JEALOUS We’ve had more mass shootings this year than we’ve had days this year. It’s sad to imagine that Half Moon Bay... I MessengerFebruary 15, 2023
Editorial OUR VOICES: How We Can Influence the Cour ts That Influence Our Lives? By Ben Jealous As I write this, the final few races are being called in the midterm elections that were held weeks ago. It’s... I MessengerDecember 8, 2022
News COMMENTARY: “Grateful After the November Mid-Term Results NNPA NEWSWIRE — To further resist the threat of authoritarianism, we must lift up young leaders who will be democracy’s champions for this and... I MessengerDecember 3, 2022
Editorial Our Voices: Tell the Supreme Court: We Still Need Affirmative Action By Ben Jealous One of the great joys of my life is teaching. I’m fortunate to teach classes on social justice at the University... I MessengerNovember 26, 2022
NNPA Stories The Cruelty of Exploiting Vulnerable People for Political Advantage There is always a new low for Trump Republicans. And that is pretty frightening. I MessengerNovember 1, 2022