Guest Commentary
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Although there are some conservatives who have denounced the tactics of their more extreme brethren, they seem to be isolated voices in the wilderness rather than taken seriously among Republicans as rational voices of reason.
Over the past few months, Donald Trump has engaged in a passive-aggressive approach in his sporadic, sinister practice of stoking White and supremacist sentiment. Recently, he…
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The former president was a shadow of his legendary self who could not seem to connect all of the dots and had to resort to lies – 33 of them according to CNN – to cover both his ineptitude and his ignorance.
I rarely think of Irish poets, but I could not help thinking of William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) as I watched the 45th president unravel during his…
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instead of expansion, the former president’s vice-presidential pick signaled that he is drilling down on extreme conservatism,
Since I don’t tell Republicans how to handle their business, I was somewhat indifferent to the Veepstakes that surrounded candidate Trump. Though South Carolina Senator Tim…
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If he talks to the people, he may have more information and he may also be able to quiet some of the chatter that seems dangerously close to bullying.
President Joe Biden missed a great opportunity on June 27. Two days after the disastrous debacle also known as a debate, tens of thousands of people…
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View from the Battlefield
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We talk about the impending doom as if it won’t affect us or as if we have no power to change the course of the political trajectory barreling towards authoritarianism.
I took my own advice. In my last column, I advised readers to reflect on the fact that a convicted felon was running for the highest…
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“They are taking Black jobs”, Trump railed, speaking of immigrants. (By the way, what are “Black” jobs)?
Could the “historic debate” between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump possibly live up to the hype? CNN promoted it nonstop, and had analysis…
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Color of Law
Executive Editor
what is the point of having Black fashion accessories to spice up and color up white spaces, when they do not fundamentally change systems that oppress us, and they do not bring other Black people up with them?
Black people, when you make it to the top, do you kick down the ladder or help other people climb up? Are we trying to help…
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It is, at best, unseemly for the President of the United States to be a convicted felon.
Now that the former President and the candidate for future President has been convicted of thirty-four felonies, he joins nineteen million other Americans who have such…
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Color of Law
Executive Editor
Trump is a reminder that a racist man with a low mentality and no accomplishments beyond his inheritance can use the media to manufacture an image of a successful real estate mogul and titan of business, when in reality he was a two-bit hustler and a crook.
Special Edition Trump Convicted In case you haven’t heard, a jury convicted Donald Trump on all 34 felony counts in the famed New York hush money…
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View from the Battlefield
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for many in the Black community, it can be incredibly challenging to discuss the topic of our overall health, especially mental health.
May is Mental Health Month. I don’t know the origin of this designation but I’m sure it had well-meaning people involved. For Black folks living in…
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