Jan 21, 2021
Cover Story
Columnist
Regardless if it’s called an insurrection or a murderous riot, the center of it all was Donald Trump.
Trump the candidate for president said to the American people, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and wouldn’t lose any…
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Color of Law
Executive Editor
the storming of the Capitol was not only about overturning the election but also maintaining white supremacy in an increasingly diverse America.
On January 6, as the two chambers of Congress convened to count Electoral College votes and officially certify Joe Biden as the president-elect of the United…
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Guest Commentary
Guest Commentator
Although he is the highest-ranking elected official to enable Trump, McConnell is hardly alone among his Republican colleagues to have engaged in a deal with the devil.
When Donald Trump ran for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination in 2016, many top Republicans shunned him. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) confidently explained how Trump was…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
People invest in the thought process and the behavior of a racist to make sure Blacks are discredited, dehumanized, disappeared.
Many of us know from experience that racists hate. Blacks trying to explain this, have been called “extremists.” Radical. It’s not a matter of disliking, say,…
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Guest Commentary
Guest Commentator
Deep rooted oppression Steeped in genocide Land theft, slavery Exploitation and brutality
Un poco mejor La esperanza me Motiva a soñar Mejores sueños Not dreams, actually But rather idealize A better nation I have a sigh of relief…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
Any other governor can ask for National Guard assistance, but the DC Mayor has to go, hat in hand, to the feds, who have been traditionally hostile to DC.
The District of Columbia has 715,000 residents, more than the states of Wyoming and Vermont. We pay taxes, just like citizens in all 50 states. But…
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Commentary
Columnist
Like Dr. King, Biden must be mindful that when politically riven divisions are undergirded by race and a Republican commitment to reinstituting political and social Apartheid, he needs to focus on expanding his base.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s last book, "Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?" was prescient in that it laid out his vision of…
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