In this episode of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (LLPoH), we explore the powerful 125-year journey of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, often called the Black National Anthem. Filmmaker Keith Michael Brown traces the song’s origins in a segregated Jacksonville school in 1900, where James Weldon Johnson first wrote it as a poem […]
Did the President have the authority to impose sweeping tariffs under emergency powers? In this episode of The Le(e)gal Brief, civil rights attorney and movement lawyer Lee Merritt breaks down a major Supreme Court ruling that struck down tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The Court ruled that the Constitution reserves […]
Black Joy Blazers : Architects of Pleasure and Radical Joy
One year after Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, what has actually changed—and who is paying the price? On this episode of Freedom Table, Rashad Robinson sits down with Janai Nelson (NAACP Legal Defense Fund), journalist Michael Harriot, and Alphonso David (Global Black Economic Forum) to break down the legal attacks, corporate […]
Black History Month: What Is Liberty To African Americans?
Black History Month- What Is Liberty to African Americans
In this powerful tribute, we examine the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. — not just through speeches, but through measurable impact. From Operation Breadbasket creating over 4,500 jobs for Black workers, to historic presidential runs in 1984 and 1988, to negotiating the release of American hostages from Syria, Cuba, Iraq, and […]