May 9, 2024
View from the Battlefield
Editorial Board
As information and truth are forced through the filters of deception, manipulation, and bias, it has become increasingly difficult to know if what we read is fake or real.
On May 19, we will honor the 99th birthday of Malcolm X also known as El-Hajj Malik Shabazz. The legacy he left when he was struck…
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Color of Law
Executive Editor
Somewhere in Tokyo, there are Black-owned barbershops and Black-owned restaurants.
Once marginalized and mocked, Black athletes, musicians and celebrities of Japanese descent are changing the game in Asia and in America. In a country perceived as…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
She has been targeted because she has been a vocal advocate for justice, opposing mass incarceration, racial disparities, and police violence.
Usually, prosecutors look the other way toward police violence, which is why so few officers are indicted, much less convicted, for violations of both the law…
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Guest Commentary
Guest Commentator
Jailyn R. Smith, who is scheduled to graduate later this month, certainly demonstrated herself to be the mature, decent human being in this sordid encounter.
History on the rerun? Ghosts of Mississippi? Mississippi burning? Magnolia State maintains its horrendously racist image? Any of these statements could be used to describe the…
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