African American institutional and global strategy has spent a century perfecting the moral argument while the balance sheet, the governance structure, and the geopolitical anchor remained largely unbuilt. Drawing on John Henrik Clarke’s analysis of power competition — from ancient Carthage to twentieth-century New York — HBCU Politics argues this is a global contest, not a domestic one, and examines what a coordinated ecosystem of cities, banks, businesses, campuses, and diaspora partners would need to build to compete in it. Continue reading
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Donald Trump May Have Been Denied in This Battle, But His War to Become America’s Dictator Rages On
In the span of just 24 hours, America witnessed both a judicial check on presidential overreach and a chilling act of political violence. As a federal court blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to impose sweeping new voter restrictions, two Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota were gunned down in their homes by a suspect impersonating law enforcement. The events, while seemingly unrelated, form part of a broader pattern—one in which Trump, now in his second term, continues a relentless campaign to concentrate power, dismantle oversight, and intimidate opposition. This is no longer a warning about authoritarian drift. It is the architecture of it, rising in plain sight. Continue reading
Without Control of the Governor’s Office, Public HBCUs Will Always Be in Danger
“It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so.” – Robert A. Heinlein On the leafy campus of Fort Valley State University, a public historically Black college nestled in the heart of Georgia’s agricultural belt, students move between … Continue reading
