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Category: Commentary

Commentary

The Democratic Party and Young Men

By Dr. Elwood Watson, PhD Guest Commentator

manufactured, disingenuous propaganda is unlikely to seduce younger people.

You have probably been bombarded with messages about how the Democratic Party is frantically attempting to regain young men’s support. As a professor who teaches courses…

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Commentary

Pride Month 2025

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

Pride Month has always been about protest as much as celebration, but with the LGBTQ+ community under attack from the Trump administration and conservative politicians all over America, it is more important than ever for us to stand together, show our strength, and fight back against an oppressive government, celebrate our collective queer joy, and…

Pride Month has always been about protest as much as celebration, but with the LGBTQ+ community under attack from the Trump administration and conservative politicians all…

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Commentary

Fight Learning Loss This Summer

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

The so-called “Big Beautiful” (let’s just call it the Big Ugly) eliminates afterschool and summer learning,

When schools let out for summer break, usually between mid-May and mid-June, millions of students will be disengaged from learning and will experience significant learning loss.…

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Commentary

South Africa and 47

By Dr. Elwood Watson, PhD Guest Commentator

To tell it like it is, the current dynamics of American race relations are nothing short of unsettling and disturbing.

Last week, President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met at the White House. What began as a cordial exchange of comments between the…

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Commentary

Malcolm’s Mama Lit His Fire

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

If he was our “bright shining Black prince”, she was our Queen.

Malcolm X, the fearless leader that the actor and activist Ossie Davis described as one of Harlem’s “brightest hopes”, the “stormy, controversial ad bold young captain”,…

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Commentary

Who Will Celebrate Our Trans Service Members on This Memorial Day? – Inclusion

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

the military’s belief that service members who are transgender endanger “unit cohesion” only maintains a policy of segregation and fosters a climate of transphobia.

There will be parades all across the country this Memorial Day commemorating our U.S. service members who died while in the military. But not all service…

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Cover Story

Topsy Turvey Toxic Policy – Oppessed South Africans?

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

Our current President does not value history. He makes it up as he goes along,

Critical thinking has taken a leave absence. Reality is unreal. History is inverted, so the villains become the victims, and the victims the villains. Shakespeare captured…

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Commentary

Immigrant Life in “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding” – Inclusion

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

Black hairstyles are not criticized when they are appropriated by white culture.

"Jaja's African Hair Braiding" has come to Boston. It is a tragicomedy and once again, Jocelyn Bioh brings another thorny issue to the stage at a…

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Commentary

Alexis Herman: Grace, Grit and Glue

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

I never heard Secretary Herman raise her voice, but I often saw her firm. She was grace, but she didn’t play. She was kind but she didn’t roll over. She attracted a coterie of loyal friends and colleagues, because she was, indeed loyal and graceful.

May we take a moment to mourn the transition of the Honorable Alxis Margaret Herman (1946-2025), the first African American woman who served our nation as…

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Cover Story

Chaos, Confusion and Delusion – 100 Days of Lies and Insanity

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

Too many, including elected legislators, are operating out of fear, too intimidated to say that the emperor is wearing no clothes.

Are you better off than you were three months ago, when the current President was sworn into office on January 20? That’s the question President Ronald…

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