January 10, 2025
Cover Story
Editorial Board
In 2005, an Advocate reporter asked him why he had no problem with gays and lesbians like many Christians. “I’m a worshipper of Jesus Christ, who never mentioned homosexuals in any way - certainly not in a deleterious fashion,” Carter replied.
Jimmy the Baptist Carter grew up as a Southern Baptist and was the first U. S. president to announce unabashedly he was a “born again” Christian.…
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Color of Law
Executive Editor
White people were content to serve up other people for dinner when in fact, they didn’t realize they were the items on the menu.
When your enemies are getting cooked, the best you can do is grab some popcorn and enjoy the show. Specifically, and most recently, many of the…
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Sharp n’ Blunt
Columnist
this isn’t about sound governance. It’s about unraveling civil rights with the finesse of a drunk toddler unraveling Christmas lights - wrapped in the flag and sold as “greatness.”
I spent the holidays in the Dominican Republic - sun, sand, and an eclectic parade of humanity. Among the cast of beachside philosophers I encountered: A…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
“I want to be remembered as a woman who dared to be a catalyst.” Dared. Catalyst. Audacious words for an audacious woman.
November 30 was Shirley Chisholm Day in New York, and it’s about time New York, the nation, and indeed the world, celebrate this Black woman, the…
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