T.J. Raphael

In her new memoir, "A Sky the Color of Chaos," author M.J. Fievre chronicles the turmoil of her childhood, political unrest, and the deeply beautiful qualities of Haiti.

Nse Ekpo of the South Carolina Republican Party was in the audience for last night's GOP debate. He explains what Republicans in The Palmetto State are looking for in a candidate.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of Nigeria's first coup d'etat. After years of unrest, Nigeria is currently Africa's biggest economy.

President Obama has worked globally to reduce the nuclear weapons arsenal. But when it comes to the U.S., plans are underway to create the most powerful and stealth nuclear weapon yet.

The Fresno, California “Real Time Crime Center” is relying on a database that ranks potential criminals for their threat level, and then officers in the field respond accordingly. 

In a migrant community known as "The Jungle" on the outskirts of Calais, France, migrants are protesting a decision to move to more permanent housing. 

On Wednesday afternoon, executives at Al Jazeera America (AJAM) gathered employees to inform that the effective April of this year, AJAM TV and digital content would no longer exist.

In his final State of the Union address, President Obama announced a new cancer research initiative to be led by Vice President Biden. Is America up to the task?

Actor Richard Schiff explains what "Toby Ziegler," his "West Wing" character, would think of last night's State of the Union address, the Obama Administration, and the 2016 election.

President Obama's last State of the Union address was billed by the administration as "non-traditional." But was it really so different?

The price of crude oil has hit a 12-year low. But plummeting oil prices affect precarious governments that are dependent on energy revenues.

Ten years ago, "The Covenant" was billed as a plan to move black communities forward. Here, Tavis Smiley assesses what experts and activist envision for the future of the black agenda.

The U.S. Supreme Court has invalidated a Florida death penalty law that gives judges—not juries—a large role in deciding the fate of inmates involved in capital punishment cases.

This week, one American could walk away with a Powerball ticket worth $1.5 billion. But according to math, you're not going to win.

In the wake of Friday's attack on a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, a former FBI special agent explains how federal and local officials prevent domestic terror attacks. 

According to Freedom House's annual Internet Freedom Report, digital civil liberties have been curtailed across the globe for the fifth year in a row.

A series of fires at seven predominantly black churches in the St. Louis region have once again stirred an area that's become a national focal point for issues of racial tension.

Some 36,000 Kansans have unsuccessfully tried to register to vote since 2013 because of a strict new law. Kansas' secretary of state—the man behind the law—answers his critics here.

As migrants clamor to enter the European Union, and as U.S. presidential candidates debate immigration policy, an economist argues for an end to all national borders. 

The longest war in U.S. history is sending American troops back to Afghanistan for their third, fourth, or fifth tours.