Kendall Qualls

Kendall Qualls

Kendall Qualls is the founder and President of TakeCharge, a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring Black Americans to take charge of their lives by embracing the core principles of faith, family, education, and free enterprise.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 18: Former President Barack Obama, left, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani read a book to children at Learning Through Play Pre-K in New York, on Saturday, April 18, 2026. (Photo by Angelina Katsanis - Pool/Getty Images)

The Quiet Campaign Weaponizing America’s Youth

By Kendall Qualls

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 02: The statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. looks toward the Washington Monument before daybreak on January 2, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Black Americans Are Not Hyphenated Citizens — And It’s Time We Stop Acting Like It

By Kendall Qualls

ST. PAUL, MN. - JANUARY 2026: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announces that he would not be seeking reelection Monday January 5, 2026 at a press conference at the State Capitol in St.Paul, Minn. Walz said that he “came to the conclusion that I can’t give a political campaign my all.” The governor took no questions from reporters at the event. The governor’s announcement comes as Minnesota is confronting one of the largest social services fraud scandals in its history. Federal prosecutors have documented hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of fraud in state autism services, housing and meals programs, among others. (Photo by Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images)

Minnesota Is A Case Study In Democratic Failure. Here’s How We Fix It.

By Kendall Qualls

evgenyatamanenko. Getty Images. Rear view of military man father carrying happy little son with american flag on shoulders and enjoying amazing summer nature view on sunny day, happy male soldier dad reunited with son after US army

A Fatherless Nation Cannot Prosper

By Kendall Qualls