As someone who has spent two decades working at the intersection of technology, data, and systems thinking, I’ve learned that precision matters. Misunderstand a data set, and you can build an entire platform on a false premise. Misinterpret history, and you can build policy and culture on shaky ground. That’s exactly where we find ourselves...

For many of us in the Black community, conversations about money often come late, if they come at all. Too often, we’re playing catch-up because our parents and grandparents weren’t given the same access to financial tools, wealth, or opportunities. But here’s the truth: the earlier you start, the more control you’ll have over your...

Redistricting in Texas has long been more than a cartographic exercise; it is a political act with profound implications for representation, power, and civil rights. In recent cycles, the Texas Legislature’s approach to drawing district lines has raised significant concerns, especially for Black Americans whose political influence remains vulnerable to dilution despite constitutional protections and...

When people speak of Project 2025 today, they usually mean the Heritage Foundation’s Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, a sprawling, nearly 1,000-page blueprint designed to reshape the federal government under a future conservative presidency. However, there is another document worth knowing, one far removed in tone yet chillingly connected in spirit: a 2003 dissertation...

House Speaker Mike Johnson delivers remarks alongside other House Republican leaders after the House passed budget reconciliation legislation at the U.S. Capitol on May 22, 2025. | Francis Chung Congress’ latest legislative leviathan—H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill”—is a sweeping effort to reset America’s budget, tax code, defense priorities, and safety net systems. Passed...

By a Black elder with 60 Years of life experience in his words When I was a young man, they told me survival was about ducking and weaving.Now I know: real survival is about building, healing, and protecting — starting with us. The image of Angela Davis — righteous, unbowed — reminds me daily that...