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November 17, 2016

Cover Story

Trump Wins for White America

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

Hillary Clinton failed to energize the base, or transcend the indifference that too many voters felt for her. Turnout was only 56.8 percent, just one percent higher than 2012, and lower than the 58.2 percent turnout in 2008. More than 95 million people who were eligible to vote failed to vote.

I began election night with exuberance. I was among the many who forecast a Hillary win. The only disagreement among my circle was how big the…

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U.S.Democracy

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U.S.Democracy

By Eric Garcia Cartoonist/Artist

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2016 Fear

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2016 Fear

By Mark Hurwitt

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Color of Law

Brace Yourself for Donald Trump’s ‘Cabinet of Deplorables’

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Think of all of the nut jobs, the unhinged surrogates and water carriers who stood by the most outrageous — the most deplorable — presidential candidate in modern history.

Brace yourselves for the Trump cabinet picks. The president-elect’s choices to help run the government range from very bad to much worse and together form a…

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Commentary

Democrats’ 2016 Failures and Implications for Public Education

By Dr. Walter C. Farrell, Jr., PhD, M.S.P.H. Columnist

the repercussions for public education are substantial. At no point did Hillary and former President Bill Clinton acknowledge or give these issues the serious consideration they deserved.

Hillary Rodham Clinton has alleged that FBI Director Jim Comey’s second letter on the email debacle was the reason she lost the election. To be candid,…

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Commentary

To Protest Now

By Perry Redd Columnist

Let’s step back, exhale, and first, organize ourselves into a sustainable movement for Black self-determination that comprises a bloc of one million voters.

Don’t get upset now that Trump has won. You wanted to “sit it out” because Bernie was your man. It’s appropriate that some in America are…

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Commentary

In the School-To-Prison Track, Young Minorities Can’t Look to Trump for Help

By John Funiciello Columnist

It is racist and inhumane, but politicians can hide behind the various bureaucracies, when it comes to laying the blame.

In the preparations for the takeover of the U.S. government by the Donald Trump forces, it is painfully clear that much of what he is poised…

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Sharp n’ Blunt

We Don’t Know White People Very Well, Do We?

By Desi Cortez Columnist

Trump and Vice President Mike Pence tactically refused to distance themselves from the robed good ol’ boys and that loyalty endeared them to the . . . millions and millions . . . and millions of Rednecks and Crackers tired of hiding in plain sight.

What time is it?! Over the next 175 days, commencing circa “right now” on through to inauguration day and beyond - the initial 100 day run…

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