Issue: 809
Mar 12, 2020
Color of Law
Progressives, Don’t Mourn, Organize, Because the Revolution Doesn’t Come Every Four Years
Executive Editor
Democrats and progressives, are you ready to jump aboard this Joe Biden Malarkey Express?
The results of mini Super Tuesday are in, and the winner is Joe Biden. The loser, at least for now, is the movement. We can’t proclaim…
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Commentary
Warren’s Disconnection to Her Black Cambridge Voters
Editorial Board
Warren never reached out to black churches, and I am glad she didn’t. The perception that all white politicians need to do are merely show up the Sunday before election day Tuesday we cast our ballots are not only a hackneyed campaign strategy, but it’s also a clear indication that these politicians have nary a clue nor a sincere concern for the parishioners they stand before.
On the morning of Super Tuesday, I was done talking with my spouse as to why she should cast her ballot for Senator Elizabeth Warren for…
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Commentary
Sisters in STEM – Challenges and Triumphs
Editorial Board
there are trailblazing women in the sciences that can serve as inspiration and virtual role models for all of us.
Few in these United States had heard of Katherine Johnson, the gifted mathematician who finished high school and college at 18. How could we know when…
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Commentary
There’s Nothing Moderate About Hate
Editorial Board
Why should we be made to vote for yet another moderate, corporate president who will be beholden to the 1% and the economically poor white Americans?
Rev. Jesse Jackson In the “small town” where I live, waving in the wind are a few lawn flags that read: Trump 2020: No More Bullshit.…
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Commentary
Democratic Socialism in the Time of Coronavirus: Norway Vs. The U.S. – Solidarity America
Columnist
Trump sees the coronavirus as a plot to undermine his perceived cruise to a second term and he, unbelievably, blames the Democrats and the news media for the outbreak and for the fact that he can only come up with a limited number of test kits in a nation of 325 million. That just won't cut it in keeping the virus in check or even just keep track of it.
The American people have been led to believe that democratic socialism is as dangerous as the coronavirus that is moving swiftly from one country to another…
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Commentary
Women, the Presidency, Biden
Columnist
Democrats must overcome any intra-Party squabbles to keep their eyes on the goal of defeating Trump.
After last Tuesday, Joe Biden is on a glide path to the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Although Congressman James Clyburn has asked the Democratic National Committee…
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Commentary
Women’s History Month – Dr. Charshee Mcintyre: A Great Black Woman – Worrill’s World
Columnist
Without a clear historical understanding of the continuous and growing trend of the incarceration of African in America males, we will not be able to counteract this long standing white supremacy public policy of this country.
I often think of Sister Charshee McIntyre who had great impact of all of us in the Black Liberation Movement. I miss her dearly. I miss…
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