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May 17, 2018

Sharp n’ Blunt

Trump: The “Great White Hope” Is a Dope, Alas Merely “White Trash” with Money

By Desi Cortez Columnist

What are we, the unwanted and disrespected black and brown Americans facing? A racist/sexist and elitist empire, composed of millions of white people, with their eyes wide-open who’re standing firmly beside, behind and yes 'in front' of their 'great white hope' - willing to take all incoming flack, to save the 'King of White people,' Donald Trump.

There’s a couple of critical points Americans of-color ought walk-away with from having endured the first 500 days or so, (give a insult, slight or crime)…

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Commentary

African Liberation Day 2018: Part I

By Dr. Conrad W. Worrill, PhD Columnist

The capturing of millions of African people, who were placed in slavery and introduced into the western hemisphere as property and commodities, is the backdrop upon which we commemorate African Liberation Day.

This is the first of a two-part article on the origin and development of African Liberation Day (ALD). The celebration of African Liberation Day (ALD) in…

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