Would we care more if victims of violence were white? News One‘s Tamika Mallory explores the recurring question while reflecting on the recent murder of a Bronx, N.Y., teen, determining that the nation has become desensitized to murder in black communities. On Saturday, April 27th, I attended the funeral of 17-year-old Alphonza Bryant III who…

Community leaders and pastors should look to Barack and Michelle Obama for an example of a solid, two-parent household as they look for ways to piece black families back together during these perilous economic and social times, Tamika Mallory writes in her NewsOne column. Many of us were still on a post-Inaugural high even after…

In her latest article for Black America Web, Tamika Mallory highlights Shirley Chisholm’s pivotal and historic 1968 House win, major strides in the number of female senators and Susan Rice’s possible nomination as President Obama’s secretary of state to argue that, while monumental gains have been made, there is a long road ahead before the…

In a piece at NewsOne, Tamika Mallory urges black voters not to lose momentum after President Barack Obama’s historic re-election, saying that we have to keep moving forward to bring about more important changes.  Did any of you reading this blog ever visualize being the President of the United States when you were a young…

Vital programs to the poor and working class, such as Medicare, unemployment insurance and food stamps, will be cut if the GOP ticket gets elected in November — which is why voting is so important, Tamika Mallory writes at NewsOne. Less than three months left, less than three months until one of the most-important elections…

In a blog entry at NewsOne, Tamika Mallory urges blacks to take charge of their own neighborhoods and young people in order to help tamp down on the violence that is devastating communities across the nation. In September of 2011, I penned an open letter to New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo imploring him to take…

In a blog entry at News One, Tamika Mallory urges women to push back against all of the negative messaging and stereotyping of women that has occurred during Women’s History Month. She argues that women have come too far to allow themselves to be trampled upon by the likes of Rush Limbaugh or Too Short.…

In a blog entry at News One, Tamika Mallory discusses the importance of the re-enactment of the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala. She calls it an important reminder of how lazy we’ve become about fighting for our civil rights, which are under attack by right-wing conservatives. In 2008, first-time voters shocked the nation…

In a blog entry at News One, Tamika Mallory weighs in on the GOP’s racially motivated attacks against Michelle Obama. She says that the lingerie-spree rumor is an example of the party’s persistent efforts to puncture the first lady’s high approval rating. She argues that black voters cannot allow her to be slandered. … Following…