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Color of Law

Why Are Black Democrats Taking Money From AIPAC?

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

As some Congressional Black Caucus members accept AIPAC contributions, AIPAC spends millions to bring down Black candidates in primary and general elections, particularly progressive women of color who could align with “the Squad.”

Black lawmakers should read the room and stop accepting money from American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the pro-Israel lobbying group that has supported 109 Jan.…

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#WeNeedBlackTeachers—And Black Principals Too

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

Black teachers and principals are catching unnecessary hell. The more they are seen as advocates for their students, parents and communities, the redder the bullseye on their backs becomes.

We’ve been talking about the Black teacher shortage for years now using the hashtag #WeNeedBlackTeachers. Because there has been no serious comprehensive assessment or commitment to…

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Strip Clarence Thomas of His Black Robe

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

Thomas saw no need to disclose the gifts or recuse himself. This is corruption at the highest level of the judicial system.

I’ve really struggled over the years about how much time and energy to give to writing about Clarence Thomas. Some years ago, I reviewed a scathing…

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Color of Law

White Christian Nationalists Are Exporting Homophobia and Pushing Antigay Laws in Africa

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

White fundamentalists have been spending years in Uganda to pass laws that punish gay people, and they are taking it to other African countries.

White Christian nationalists are exporting their American culture wars to Africa and getting people killed with “kill the gays” laws, and we see what they are…

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Cover Story

From Juneteenth to Reparations

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

our President must ask how we get past the history to compensate the descendants of enslaved people who still experience generational trauma from enslavement.

Just two years ago, in 2021, The Senate unanimously passed legislation to make Juneteenth (June 19) a federal holiday. The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the…

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Protecting Juneteenth From the Jaws of Consumer Capitalism

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

as we choose to celebrate Juneteenth, it should always lift up the time in this country’s history when Black men, women and children were chattel slavery and endured the most savage form of captivity ever recorded in the U.S. Their valiant and courageous struggle for freedom and humanity must be at the core of those celebrations.

Now that we’ve had a couple of years of the Juneteenth holiday, I have some observations to share. President Joe Biden signed Juneteenth into law as…

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Color of Law

What is Juneteenth?

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

The remnants of slavery remain in our laws, policies, practices, procedures and customs.

Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of Black people and the end of slavery in the U.S. on June 19, 1865. Also known also as Freedom Day, Emancipation…

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Color of Law

Black MAGAs Are a Clear and Present Danger

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

As the American conservative movement has morphed from racist dog whistles and white-grievance politics to full-blown fascism and white nationalism, Black MAGAs have enlisted as soldiers in the war against civil rights, voting rights, liberal democracy and racial justice.

Systems of racial oppression and colonization require active participation from members of the oppressed group. This is certainly the case for Black people who conspire with…

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Color of Law

Lynching, Lynching Everywhere

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

In a nation built on land theft, kidnapping and forced labor, White colonial settlers do what they do, and that is keep this game going.

Lynching has been on my mind a great deal these days. As we consider that unaddressed legacy of racial violence in our history, America is at…

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