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Cover Story

Far Right Blames Left for Minnesota Shootings

By Dr. Elwood Watson, PhD Guest Commentator

The current Republican Party has become so rapacious, barbarous, and amoral in its blind thirst for power that it seems determined to attack and, if possible, overturn any social movements and political norms established in our constitution’s fabric.

The fact is that it took little time for Republican pundits, politicians, influencers and other right-wing sycophants to blame Democratic politicians and liberals for the assassinations…

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View from the Battlefield

The “Liberation” of California?

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

The trump administration’s big lie is that only the most vicious and violent of those in the country without proper documentation would be rounded up.

Recent activities by the Trump administration singularly and collectively sent powerful messages to the world. The dueling fronts were in full motion. The Democracy Defenders and…

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Cover Story

Silencing Stigma With Awareness – Video of speech

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board member and Columnist, The Reverend Irene Monroe is an ordained minister, motivational speaker and she speaks for a sector of society that is frequently invisible. Rev. Monroe does a weekly Monday segment, “All Revved Up!” on WGBH (89.7 FM), on Boston Public Radio and a weekly Friday segment “The Take” on New…

BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board member and Columnist, The Reverend Irene Monroe is an ordained minister, motivational speaker and she speaks for a sector of society that is…

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Color of Law

Bayard Rustin, Forgotten Leader of the Movement

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Rustin believed that while he should obey the law, he was compelled to follow the will of God when the will of the state conflicted with God.

“I believe in social dislocation and creative trouble.” – Bayard Rustin (1912-1987) During LGBT Pride Month and every other time of the year, let us praise…

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Sharp n’ Blunt

A House Divided – Diversity or Dominance? The Battle for America’s Soul

By Desi Cortez Columnist

It’s time to either confront this country’s demons or allow them to destroy what remains of this so-called “house.”

Let’s be real, let’s be brutally blunt, but for a fleeting moment - if we’re honestly able to, as a fractured and disjoined, decadent empire. We,…

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Color of Law

Malcolm X at 100 and the Movement for Black Lives

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

pleading to America for equal, just and fair treatment has been an elusive proposition for African-Americans.

May 19 marked the 100th birthday of Malcolm X, the man who articulated a message of racial justice that made him far ahead of his time.…

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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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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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Cover Story

Pope Francis Was a Humble Man of the People and an Advocate for Black America

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

He was an advocate for immigrants, stating in 2024 that those who knowingly and intentionally harm immigrants are creating a “grave sin”.

Leaders, said the Pope, must hear “both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor”. Pope Francis was a spokesperson for the least…

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