Commentary
Editorial Board
A month or so ago, the State Department destroyed $10 million worth of birth control supplies purchased by USAID for women in developing countries. Fraud, waste and abuse, anyone?
The dystopian man who lives in the House that Enslaved People Built campaigned that he would reduce inflation (not), eliminate “fraud waste and abuse” and address…
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Guest Commentator
Real, authentic storytelling doesn’t just display Black faces on screen - it humanizes us, challenges narratives, and uplifts our culture. People of color deserve a more dignified portrayal.
Perhaps the multimedia producer Tyler Perry was a brutal White slave master in his past life. The reason for my tawdry assertion is that, for the…
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Guest Commentator
It was a form of patriotism that was deeply suffused with jingoism and nationalism as well as tinged with racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, and misogyny.
Given the political, social, and cultural drama that has perennially saturated the nation for the better part of a decade, it should hardly come as a…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
With the deliberate aims to erase Black History, the unending attacks in Critical Race Theory, and the dismantling of all things associated with DEI, these museums preserve our rich stories.
If you thought there were no black people on Nantucket Island back in the day, other than Frederick Douglass delivering his anti-slavery speeches, you’ll quickly be…
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Guest Commentator
underage young girls from marginalized backgrounds were being recruited to perform sexual favors for grown, adult men (in many cases, wealthy VIPs or prominent citizens).
It was more than just another manic Monday on July 7th for the Trump administration and many MAGA supporters, when the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ)…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
He refused to participate in Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade when organizers barred an LGBTQ+ group from participating in the march.
The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center was renamed Saturday to honor Mayor Thomas Menino. For more than 20 years, Menino was major to all the people…
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Guest Commentator
Taking care of yourself isn’t selfish; it’s how you keep going. Explore tips, tools, and resources to support your mental health. However you choose to engage, your actions matter. More good days are possible, and we can find them together. MHA’s online BIPOC Mental Health Resource Center offers a wealth of information and tools to…
Taking care of yourself isn’t selfish; it’s how you keep going. Explore tips, tools, and resources to support your mental health. However you choose to engage,…
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Cover Story
Editorial Board
In a reign of terror, though, some children are to be cherished and others to be terrorized.
They came to MacArthur Park on horseback and in riot gear, their faces covered and their weapons out. They were part of the Immigration and Customs…
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more than a few spokespeople against domestic violence are understandably upset and disappointed with a less than absolute total conviction.
A New York City jury found music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. On July 2, the jurors…
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Guest Commentator
One of the defining moments in disability rights history was the San Francisco 504 Sit-In of 1977, when the federal government delayed implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, one of the first laws to prohibit disability-based discrimination. In response, activists with disabilities occupied federal buildings across the country. Image: George Bush signs the Americans…
One of the defining moments in disability rights history was the San Francisco 504 Sit-In of 1977, when the federal government delayed implementing Section 504 of…
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