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Guest Commentator
Clearly, the nation's first Black first lady - glamorous, accomplished, and unapologetic - still lives, rent-free, in the minds of Trump and his MAGA supporters.
The, abhorrent comments directed at former First Lady Michelle Obama by a UFC fighter a few weeks ago, were not only offensive and inappropriate, but they…
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Cover Story
Staffer
Seek good advice and set a good example for other young men and women and the US as a whole.
The joy, of course, was for the unbounded joy of every minute of the day. The speeches were uplifting. Views of the Center showcased amazing architecture,…
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Guest Commentator
Clearly, therefore, this was an act of sadistic violence.
Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old child from Mississippi, is dead because of a dispute about diapers. Let that sink in for a moment. Again, a child who…
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Guest Commentator
When juries fail to reflect the diversity of the communities they serve, those biases emerge to the detriment of other non-White defendants, particularly Black defendants, who are often saddled with abnormally unjust sentences.
Nineteen-year-old Karmelo Anthony was convicted of murder on June 9 and sentenced to thirty-five years in prison for fatally stabbing seventeen-year-old Austin Metcalf at a high…
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Editorial Board
A budget that takes food from women and children tells us exactly whose lives are expendable.
They are calling it a budget cut. But let’s be clear: when Congress cuts WIC, it is taking food from pregnant women, babies, toddlers, and young…
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Guest Commentator
The situation would be different if these young men had collectively decided for themselves to initiate this sports boycott.
Considerable controversy and commentary have continued to cascade through various political, educational, economic, and financial venues ever since the NAACP publicly announced its multilayered “Out of…
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Editorial Board
What kind of people continue offering hospitality when scarcity shapes nearly every aspect of life?
Imagine having electricity for only four hours a day. Now imagine not knowing which four hours. Can you make coffee? Refrigerate medicine? Charge your phone? Will…
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Editorial Board
The ongoing weakening of the Department of Education sends a chilling message about national priorities.
Seventy-one years ago, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, declaring that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. For generations of…
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Guest Commentator
The sadistic practice has a long and ugly history. Its cruel, rapacious, and vile legacy is nothing to joke about.
Many people have reacted to “the recent roast of Kevin Hart” - and not exactly positively. The raucous event publicly released on May 10 included acerbic…
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Editorial Board
From campaign dominance to policy control, the concentrtion of wealth among billionaires is transforming participatory democracy into a system of elite rule.
Wealth holders experience outcomes abstractly This is not about personal virtue. It is about structure. When your income is derived from your labor, you are usually…
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