November 11, 2016
Color of Law
Executive Editor
It turns out that a whole mess of white people voted for Donald Trump, but obviously many of them did not tell the pollsters they were voting for the man. Nov. 8 was an exercise in white supremacy. Simply put, this was white America’s last stand.
America, say hello to President Trump. And you can thank white folks for this mess. It turns out that a whole mess of white people voted…
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The African World
Editorial Board
we were not dealing with the poorest of the poor. Instead, this was a movement driven by those who are actually doing fairly well but are despairing because the American Dream that they embraced no longer seems to work for white people.
Had it not been for the Electoral College, at this moment we would be discussing the plans for the incoming Hillary Clinton administration. That’s right. She…
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Commentary
Columnist
We know that there are those who agree with Trump’s racist and misogynistic attitude and other negative inclinations that never should be present in a president of the United States, but those people were there all the time, waiting for a Trump to unleash their hateful bile, and he did.
One of the first things that came to mind early on the morning after the election was a question: Will President-elect Trump install golden toilets in…
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Commentary
Columnist
Teachers and teacher unions are no longer banking on the fact that nearly all Americans are strong supporters of public education. Many are now recognizing that they are in a war for their own and the institution of public education’s survival.
The Farrell Report projected in last week’s column that Hillary Rodham Clinton would win the presidential election by more than 300 electoral votes and that Democrats…
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Commentary
Columnist
The documented history of dastardly tactics used to disenfranchise Black voters is nothing to be proud of. From literacy tests to voter intimidation to outright violence against voters, this Presidential election has out-dastardlied (oblige me to coin a new word) anything the US has witnessed in my lifetime.
You would think they’d be ashamed, but they’re not. If they aren’t ashamed of using drones to bomb civilians and governing and/or condoning occupied territories, then…
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Sharp n’ Blunt
Columnist
Donald Trump has succeeded in 'making America White again,' now exactly what that means, what all that entails . . . who the hell knows. What we do know is; the angry White backlash has slapped the Black out of the White House . . . pun intended.
As much as I knew this sobering Presidential outcome was inevitable . . . I’m at an unprecedented loss of words, because just as I saw…
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