Jason Nichols

Dr. Jason Nichols is a Senior Lecturer in the African American Studies Department at the University of Maryland College Park and was the longtime editor-in-chief of Words Beats & Life: The Global Journal of Hip-Hop Culture.

A group of mainly women cry and wail as they mourn the victims of a massacre in Dengolat, Tigray.

BLIND SPOT

Left-Wing Activists March for Palestine, but Ignore Africa

My fellow leftists are right to protest the U.S. government’s support for Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. Where’s their outrage about America’s involvement in Africa’s wars?

Jason Nichols

A photo illustration that shows Joe Biden with his hand on his chin has been cut in half with one side in blue and the other in red

NO THANKS

We Don’t Need ‘No Labels,’ We Already Have a Bipartisan Prez

A “moderate” third party run would help Trump and hurt Joe Biden, a president with a successful record of working across the aisle and getting things done.

Jason Nichols

A photo illustration featuring Tim Scott, Byron Donalds and Will Hurd surrounded by Ron DeSantis

THIS AIN’T LINCOLN’S PARTY

Anti-Wokeism Is Kind of a Big Problem for Black Republicans

They’ve looked the other way as their party grew ever more racist, but the GOP’s recent manufactured panics have shown that even they have their limits.

Jason Nichols

A photo illustration showing two Wagner Group soldiers with a map of the Central African Republic.

INTO THE FIRE

Wagner Group’s Post-Mutiny Crackup Is a Threat to Africa

Leaderless soldiers of fortune need somewhere to go after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s brief anti-Putin putsch. That might be to African countries with unstable governments.

Jason Nichols