Politics | Black Millennials

Bernie Sanders Doesn’t Want My Vote

As Bernie Sanders’ presidential prospects continue to rise, his apparent disassociation with Black communities simultaneously heightens. Branding himself the anti-establishment candidate, Sanders has energized an enthusiastic progressive base composed mostly…

Amara Lewis January 26, 2016

Black Lives Matter Culture and Society Politics

Black Lives Matter Demands a Presidential Racial Justice Debate

Black Lives Matter activists demand a DNC debate centering racial justice issues. Sign our Color of Change petition. It’s abundantly clear that a Democratic presidential debate solely focusing on racial…

Amara Lewis October 20, 2015

Culture and Society Politics

4 Things Bernie STANDERS Need to Stop Saying to Black People

Breakout star Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont continues to draw large crowds and gain in national polls. The firebrand socialist taps into the undercurrent anti-establishment ethos that is becoming increasingly…

Amara Lewis October 19, 2015

Culture and Society Politics

Candidates’ Net Worth Shows Disturbing Trend in Politics

Recent data from Personal Capital, a financial management company, shows the personal net worths of some presidential contenders. Unsurprisingly, Donald Trump leads with $4.1 billion. Democrat front-runner and former Senator…

Amara Lewis August 25, 2015

Black Twitter Culture and Society Politics

Voting While Pro-Black: Why I Do Not Yet Feel the Bern

I came into political consciousness in 2008 — the year that then-presidential candidate Barack Obama energized the leftist base with the promise of politics-no-longer-as-usual. I found myself annoyed that I…

Amara Lewis July 21, 2015