856 – Black Commentator

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Women’s History Month – Sojourner Truth Ain’t I A Woman? – Delivered 1851 – Women’s Convention, Akron, Ohio

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, the men better let them.

Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that 'twixt the negroes of the South and the…

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Art

Stacey Abrams

By London Ladd

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Color of Law

To Reduce the Impact of Climate Change, Society Must Focus on Post-Pandemic Recovery

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Society must prepare and develop post-pandemic recovery programs that reduce the impacts of climate change.

The COVID-19 pandemic has left its permanent imprint on society in just a few short months and cost thousands of lives needlessly due to government inaction…

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View from the Battlefield

Black Political Power Revisited – The reset to move forward

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

The struggle is always between democracy and barbarism, between progress and stagnation, between the haves and the have nots. There’s a part for all democracy defenders to play.

Black folks have been meeting about their liberation since first setting foot on these North American shores. The outcomes or impacts of these gatherings vary but…

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Commentary

Amazon Workers in Bessemer, Alabama, Struggling For A Union Are Leading the Way for All Amazon Workers – Solidarity America

By John Funiciello Columnist

Most of the workers in Bessemer are black and in struggling for a voice in the workplace (that’s what a union gives otherwise powerless workers) are building on a long history of black struggle in the South for dignity, equality, and justice.

The nearly 6,000 workers at the Amazon distribution center in Bessemer, Ala., who are voting this month to join a union, are potentially leading the way…

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Cartoon

Unhappy MAGAs

By Chuck Siler

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Commentary

A Step in the Right Direction

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

If we are tempted to take a victory lap around the passage of covid relief, we must also be ready for the next steps.

Exhale. Relief is on the way. President Biden’s COVID relief bill cleared the Senate with the narrowest of margins. It was a grueling process. As a…

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Commentary

COVID-19’s Impact on Women of Color and Public Education

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

many low-income parents have allied themselves with teachers, especially in low-income districts, as they demand vaccinations, classroom spacing, personal protective equipment, disinfectants, and improved ventilation systems in buildings and classrooms that were already severely lacking in these areas.

In celebrating Women’s History Month, we find American women are facing a major crisis as we recognize them for past and current contributions in every sphere…

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Guest Commentary

Big Pharma Shouldn’t Control Covid-19 Vaccines

By Sonali Kolhatkar, Independent Media Institute Guest Commentator

The old adage of “no one is safe until everyone is safe” applies especially well to the pandemic.

At a recent virtual gathering of parents and faculty at my children’s school, one parent who is a teacher and therefore eligible to receive a COVID-19…

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Sharp n’ Blunt

Progress, Is It Really Progress if a Cannibal Uses a Knife n’ Fork?

By Desi Cortez Columnist

they wanted your gold, oil and diamonds – but they don’t want you as a voting member of their society.

I’m sorry, but I’m not the least bit shocked, amazed nor blind-sided by Britain’s Royal family and their deep, twisted racism, fears and phobias surrounding skin-color,…

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