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Issue: 1034

March 27, 2025

Cover Story

Trump Loves the Poorly Educated

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

Scrubbing our history books of references to Black, Brown, and other patriots is just a first step towards dismantling any notion of critical thinking.

After he won the Nevada Republican caucuses in 2016, the current President crowed about his victory. “We won with young. We won with old. We won…

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Sharp n’ Blunt

Stephen A. Smith Is Using His “Black Power” To Challenge MAGA Mad-Men—I Wish More Would

By Desi Cortez Columnist

ESPN’s resident thunderstorm has thrown down the gauntlet, calling out Donald Trump and his Vice Presidential hand puppet, J.D. Vance, for their latest pet project: scrubbing Black heroes from America’s history books.

Un….blanking-believable! So we’re just deleting history now? Just casually erasing the blood, sweat, and tears, from over the last 400 years of Black people, kind of…

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Guest Commentary

Bigoted and Reactionary Antics by the Defense Department

By Dr. Elwood Watson, PhD Guest Commentator

they resent inspirational historical accounts that highlight race, gender, LGBTQIA+, non-Christian denominations, and so on.

Avid followers of the news are aware that Trump ordered the Pentagon to scan federal websites for articles, social media posts, photos, news articles, and videos…

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View from the Battlefield

Money in Politics Reaching New Highs

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

These corrupt, corporate bloodsuckers intend to capture the courts and the legislatures, thereby consolidating their power in the executive, legislative and judicial branches.

Since trump stepped into the electoral arena, campaign spending has been on steroids. The Wisconsin race for state Supreme Court is being called the “bonanza of…

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