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Issue: 1085

April 30, 2026

Sharp n’ Blunt

Red Summer Reloaded: MAGA, Race, and the Fuse Beneath America

By Desi Cortez Columnist

U.S. history has a very predictable rhythm when white fear and unchecked power start dancing together.

Tragically, if a Black person assassinated Trump… “White America” would not wait for facts, daylight, or basic human intelligence. Before sunrise, MAGA-Land would be foaming at…

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Commentary

Stability for Whom?

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

When interest rates rise, credit becomes more expensive, home ownership moves further out of reach, and small businesses delay expansion or close altogether.

How Federal Reserve policy lands hardest on those at the margins By May 15, the Federal Reserve will likely have a new chair. That transition is…

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Commentary

Tucker Carlson Apologizes to America

By Dr. Elwood Watson, PhD Guest Commentator

Mr. Carlson routinely misled more than 3.5 million viewers on his Fox News show.

While spending decades promoting and trumpeting blatant falsehoods about immigrants, declaring Black people as violent criminals and feminists as sadistic vixens, and heavily assisting in helping…

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View from the Battlefield

An Early Morning Meeting from Mar-a-Lago

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

You Americans always say, it's better to ask for forgiveness than permission.

Operation Epic Fury was launched to display the U.S. military might in the Middle East. What was promised as a quick attack on Iran has dragged…

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Color of Law

Black Athletes and Artists Are Redefining What It Means To Be Japanese

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

J-pop groups known as Exile Tribe have Black members, in an industry where some Japanese groups only a few decades ago performed in blackface to mimic Black folks.

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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