From March 23 to March 30, the African American Policy Forum (AAPF) will host the 11th annual Her Dream Deferred forum, a pivotal event dedicated to addressing the pressing issues that affect Black ...

‘A Dream Deferred,’ out in October, focuses on the civil rights leader’s 1980s presidential campaigns CNN anchor Abby Phillip will publish a new biography about Rev. Jesse Jackson in fall 2025 A Dream ...

Only 4% of all media in the United States is owned by Black individuals, according to a report. Ashley Allison didn’t expect that the news of her company, Watering Hole Media, acquiring The Root would ...

Phillip sits down with TheGrio’s Natasha S. Alford to talk Jackson’s history, Black political power, and the present political moment. CNN anchor and debut author Abby Phillip sits down with Natasha S ...

It's been 48 years since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his profound "I Have a Dream" speech in which he challenged and demanded America uphold racial equality and end discrimination and ...

Just as she was about to graduate from high school, the past and present of Marcela Velasquez collided, mangling what she thought was a straight path to the University of Arizona. For years, Velasquez ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson is a towering figure in the civil rights movement, but his political legacy is less often remembered. The issues he championed in the 1980s still echo in today’s politics, and his ...

Dec. 15, 2025 – 18:05 – CNN’s Abby Phillip talks “A Dream Deferred” with theGrio’s Natasha S. Alford.