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June 17, 2021

Cover Story

Pride Month Means Black Pride, Too

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

Now is a time for a mass movement against racism, homophobia, sexism, and hate. It begins when we know our histories and share them. It starts when we acknowledge that Gay Pride Month is about Black Pride, too, that Women's History is not White Women's History, Native American History is not a footnote, and hatred is contemptuous.

June is Pride Month, commemorating the violent police raid on the Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969, when GLBTQ activists fought abusive police officers who beat…

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Commentary

Should Cops Be at Pride Parades?

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

Transmisogyny and racism put transgender women of color, in particular, at a high risk of police violence.

Over the weekend, the second annual Trans Resistance March (TRM) and Rally took place. Noticeably missing guiding and participating in the march from Nubian Square in…

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Love and Hate

Cartoon

Love and Hate

By Mr. Fish Cartoonist and writer

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Commentary

Progressive Talk Radio Dying on the Vine – The Invisible Woman

By Sharon Kyle, JD Editorial Board

Many consider the demise of this FCC policy to be a contributing factor to party polarization in the United States and the rise of the radical right.

Back in January 2020, before we were quarantined, I was at a social event where I overheard two men talking about progressive media. Being within earshot…

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