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October 15, 2024

Guest Commentary

Trump and His Racism

By Dr. Elwood Watson, PhD Guest Commentator

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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Commentary

Indigenous Peoples’ Day

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor Indigenous peoples’ strength, courage, and resilience. We celebrate the vast contributions of Indigenous communities to the world. And we recommit to respecting Tribal sovereignty and self-determination and working to usher in a new era of our Nation-to-Nation relationships. The history of America’s Indigenous peoples is marked by perseverance, survival,…

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor Indigenous peoples’ strength, courage, and resilience. We celebrate the vast contributions of Indigenous communities to the world. And we recommit…

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Commentary

Where Do You Get Your News?

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

Why would they lie?

I was sitting on a bench outside the Los Angeles Union Station, waiting for a friend to pick me up. I had taken a lovely and…

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Color of Law

10 Years After the Killing of Mike Brown, the Police Still Need Defunding

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Sadly, members of the Black elite have promoted the continued militarized occupation of police in Black communities and have stood in the way of change.

Ten years after Ferguson, and the police are still here. Little has changed, and policing still isn’t working out very well for us. It is hard…

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Commentary

Boston’s LGBTQ+ Community Wants To Hear From Kamala Harris – Inclusion

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

The LGBTQ+ community must push Harris on a laundry list of issues.

William Shakespeare’s phrase, “Timing is everything,” is apt for this election period for Vice President Kamala Harris. At no other time would she be uniquely positioned…

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View from the Battlefield

Who Can Stop the Genocide in Gaza?

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

If the ultimate goals are peace and sovereign respect, new thinking is mandatory to re-imagine how we get there.

We are past the one year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel. To mark the deadly occasion, Vice-President Kamala Harris planted a pomegranate tree at…

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