Commentary
Columnist
Those of us who abhor the objectives of Project 2025 must examine the organization behind them, because outrage at the results will not substitute for preparation of our own.
A candidate for mayor of Washington, D.C., is promising to take on the rats. Janeese Lewis George proposes appointing a rat czar, and while I would…
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View from the Battlefield
Editorial Board
He provides the reader with captivating aerial perspectives and close-up encounters which frame the complex relationships that both fueled and obstructed the infamous slave trade.
How I became the 443rd captive on the Zorg When I came across the title The Zorg several months ago, the ship’s name did not ring…
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Commentary
Columnist
The Freedom 250 Grand Prix did not create our $40 trillion debt, but it illustrates the hypocrisy of people who preach austerity while spending public money on spectacle.
The national debt has passed $40 trillion - that is $40,000,000,000,000, a number with more zeroes than most of us can comfortably count. The Congressional Budget…
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View from the Battlefield
Editorial Board
In the current racist political climate and with MAGA at the helm, Black folks seem to be one legislative stroke away from being full-fledged citizens.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is hemorrhaging. First, the knife to its gut with the Shelby County v. Holder ruling in 2013. Then came the…
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Commentary
Columnist
An inaccurate count can mean crowded classrooms, burdened clinics and inadequate transportation. Governments cannot plan intelligently for people who disappear from the data.
The Constitution begins with three powerful words: “We the People.” History immediately asks: Which people? When those words were written, “we” did not include enslaved people,…
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Cover Story
Columnist
Beatty’s is righteous audacity: the moral nerve to confront illegitimate power and refuse to be muted.
Standing up to a bully requires more than slogans, press releases or carefully staged outrage. It requires looking power in the face, refusing intimidation and saying,…
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