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September 25, 2026

Commentary

Michael Desronvil Took an Uncompromising Position With His Jury Vote in the Lindsay Clancy Trial

By Dr. Elwood Watson

Based on all the physical evidence, key witnesses, and what the prosecution presented, I thought it was enough proof that [Clancy] knew exactly what she was doing and planned.

Michael Desronvil, the lone Black juror who prohibited 11 other jurors from absolving Clancy of criminal responsibility, spoke for himself on September 18. The 48-year-old juror…

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Color of Law

Jewish Atonement for the Genocide in Gaza

By David A. Love Executive Editor and Peter Gamble, BC Publisher

Israel is justice for Jews, and redemption from the ashes of the Holocaust. Jews were most certainly the victims of Nazi Germany, but they are not the victims now in Israel.

The following are remarks I gave on an August 27, 2025 panel discussion entitled: “Atoning for Gaza: North American Jews and the Work of Teshuvah.” The…

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Guest Commentary

The Xi-Trump Summit Runs on Oil That Isn’t Moving

By Imran Khalid

Both countries are dependent on what's trickling right now through two critical chokepoints.

Somewhere in the briefing papers prepared for this week’s meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping sits a request that quietly retires a decade of American…

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Sharp n’ Blunt

You Know You’re an Intolerant Racist, Sexist, Elitist, Xenophobic Redneck if…

By Desi Cortez Columnist

The ruling class has run this hustle for centuries: distribute counterfeit superiority downward and real money upward.

I open this piece for those WASP European-Americans who seem confused about “who” and “what” they are; You do not need Good Ol’ Boy overalls, a…

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Cover Story

The Audacity of Joyce Beatty

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux Columnist

Beatty’s is righteous audacity: the moral nerve to confront illegitimate power and refuse to be muted.

Standing up to a bully requires more than slogans, press releases or carefully staged outrage. It requires looking power in the face, refusing intimidation and saying,…

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