Issue: 831

Sept 03, 2020

Sharp n’ Blunt

Black America is “Stuck,” Alas ‘Trapped” in an Abusive Relationship with a Highly Abusive Partner, Trump’s America . . . White America

By Desi Cortez Columnist

Black America, generally speaking, loves a country, the United States of America, which does not love us. Doc Rivers, NBA head Coach, told the burning-bush truth last week when he said in light of yet another incident of police brutality, “It’s amazing why we keep loving this country, and this country does not love us…

Black America, generally speaking, loves a country, the United States of America, which does not love us. Doc Rivers, NBA head Coach, told the burning-bush truth…

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Commentary

Protests, Sacrifice for Justice

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

There is growing, national multiracial energy for a more just society, despite President Trump’s continuing campaign to stoke racial division and enmity with his recent focus on law and order as a way of recovering from his sagging poll numbers.

America has been awash in massive and daily racial and social justice protests since the police murder of George Floyd on May 25th. These demonstrations have…

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