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Cover Story
Women’s History Month – Women: The Backbone of the Movement
Editorial Board
The civil rights movement has always depended on women whose names may not always appear in headlines but whose work made progress possible.
I attended the memorial services this week honoring Jesse Jackson, joining thousands who gathered to celebrate the life of a man whose voice shaped the modern…
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Commentary
Women’s History Month – Shirley Chisholm Was My Congresswoman – Inclusion
Editorial Board
Because our votes matter, our concerns must be addressed - among them reproductive justice, health disparities, gang violence, educational equity, urban environmental racism, and police brutality, to name just a few.
During Women’s History Month I pay homage to all women, but especially my sistahs. When Maya Angelou wrote her famous 1978 poem “Still I Rise,” she…
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Sharp n’ Blunt
Let’s Not Delude Ourselves. Trump’s Demanding the Unconditional Surrender of America Too, Lest He Unleash His “Christian” Stormtroopers Upon the U.S. Population
Columnist
He sells national strength by demanding civic weakness. He sells patriotism by asking the public to abandon the very high-and-mighty ideas that make self-government possible. He sells order by normalizing the language of conquest.
That’s where we are. Sit with that a minute, however unpleasant the company. Trump’s demand for “unconditional surrender” is not just aimed overseas. It is the…
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Commentary
Kristi Noem: Remembered for Treating the American People Like She Treated Her Dogs
Guest Commentator
The crackdown exploded in Minneapolis with rampant and ruthless raids and releasing teargas in the streets.
Kristi Noem endured the blunt reality that she, too, was not immune from being terminated. President Trump gave Noem her walking papers when he dismissed her…
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Color of Law
After the Trayvon Martin Killing, Two Women’s Lives Intersect
Executive Editor
As we celebrate progress, we must also acknowledge the relentless nature of injustice, and the need to remain vigilant in order to eradicate it.
When people are faced with overwhelming trauma in their lives, some become consumed by their difficulties, while others emerge stronger for it. In special circumstances, they…
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Cover Story
Women’s History Month: Built on Black Women’s Backs
Editorial Board
Black women are still paid less than white men and white women. They carry disproportionate student debt. They are more likely to be primary breadwinners while also providing unpaid care to children, elders, and communities.
Every March, Women’s History Month brings a familiar rhythm of celebration - panels, proclamations, and tributes to pioneers who shattered glass ceilings. Those stories matter. But…
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Sharp n’ Blunt
No Iranian Ever Called Me the N-Word. No Iranian Ever Depicted Me as an Ape
Columnist
People can talk about "national security" all day long, but when the same government apparatus treats Americans of color like a security threat at home, the sales pitch starts sounding like what it is: a hustle.
In a diabolical attempt to distract from Pervert-Gate, and enrich his Wall Street white-collar mobster friends, Trump has, in his own words, declared war on Iran,…
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Commentary
Can White People Be Stopped From Using the N-Word?
Guest Commentator
Many bloggers were posting feverishly protective defenses of their use of the N-word, simultaneously questioning why it was permissible for Black people to espouse the word while other people could not.
The initial drama and fallout due to a Tourette syndrome (TS) activist John Davidson’s outbursts at the The British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) on February 22…
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