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October 22, 2015

Commentary

What should white LGBTQ organizations do post-marriage equality?

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

Any reaching out to communities of color will, undoubtedly, dredge up the history of how this country’s same-sex marriage debate created much consternation and polarization between LGBTQ communities of color and white LGBTQ communities.

With this June’s historic Supreme Court ruling — Obergefell v. Hodge — that legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states, many white LGBTQ organizations nationwide have…

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Commentary

Self-Determination And Dignity

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

The African Community in America has not fully conceptualized and reached a consensus on our nationalistic agenda. Many of us function as if we are scared of really acting out what we really know, for fear of being called racist. We need to stop denying our own reality.

In order for the African Community in America to continue our fight for self-determination and dignity, it is important that we remind ourselves of the nature…

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Maestro Guerrero

Cartoon

Maestro Guerrero

By Eric Garcia Cartoonist/Artist

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