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Issue: 1014

October 24, 2024

Cover Story

The Joys of Voting

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

every single one of us holds power in our hands.

I love election season! I love the act of voting. I’ve been loving it since I was seven and my mom let me pull the lever…

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Moby Dick

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Moby Dick

By Mark Hurwitt

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Guest Commentary

Followers of Donald Trump

By Dr. Elwood Watson, PhD Guest Commentator

Trump is falling concerningly short of any standard of fitness for office and displaying alarming characteristics of declining acuity.”

To those of you who have been avid followers of Donald Trump, you will notice that his public appearances follow a typical direction. He has a…

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Color of Law

Peter Norman, Unsung Hero of the 1968 Olympics “Black Power” Protest

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Black America will understand what we did tonight.”

In these days of #BlackLivesMatter, #HandsUpDontShoot, #ICantBreathe, #TakeDownTheFlag and #WhoIsBurningBlackChurches, new movements are brewing and people are searching for ways to do their part to fight…

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View from the Battlefield

The Illusion of Drug Overdoses Decreasing in the U.S

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

The drug is a driving force in the chemical warfare that plagues our communities.

The recent news of drug overdose deaths seemed like a light at the end of a long and tortuous tunnel. For people like me who have…

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The Middle East

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The Middle East

By Eric Garcia Cartoonist/Artist

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