September 19, 2026
Commentary
Holding individuals accountable for irresponsible rhetoric cannot solely be a partisan endeavor.
Laura Loomer, the far right-wing Maga provocateur, Trump confidante, and internet personality, has never worked in the White House or in any government position, but that…
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View from the Battlefield
Editorial Board
In the current racist political climate and with MAGA at the helm, Black folks seem to be one legislative stroke away from being full-fledged citizens.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is hemorrhaging. First, the knife to its gut with the Shelby County v. Holder ruling in 2013. Then came the…
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Sharp n’ Blunt
Columnist
It’s more specific: Black public figures who use their personal success as bleach for institutional racism - men who walk through doors kicked open by Black struggle and then help White power install new locks behind them.
The once-vitriolic vulgarity, “nigger”, has been unintentionally transformed into something almost ridiculous - not because its bloody history has disappeared, but because America has wrapped the…
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Commentary
Columnist
An inaccurate count can mean crowded classrooms, burdened clinics and inadequate transportation. Governments cannot plan intelligently for people who disappear from the data.
The Constitution begins with three powerful words: “We the People.” History immediately asks: Which people? When those words were written, “we” did not include enslaved people,…
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Color of Law
Executive Editor and Peter Gamble, BC Publisher
If Black leaders are not improving the material conditions of their people, they are worthless. Vibes are not enough and will not put food on the table.
Rula Jebreal is an Afro-Palestinian woman whose people have been in the middle of a genocide these past three years. She recently became embroiled in controversy…
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