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October 28, 2021

Cover Story

Will It Be Déjà Vu for 2022?

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

That former President would love to make a comeback, and although Republicans know better, many are rallying around him. Will the 2022 elections set the stage for a recidivist comeback?

It was great to see President Barack Obama in Richmond, Virginia, campaigning with former governor and current gubernatorial candidate, Terry McAuliffe, on October 23. He reminded…

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Commentary

Public Education To Decide 2021 Virgina Governor’s Race

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

These issues are being carefully woven together to stoke fear, anger, and unity among Virginia’s voters.

Businessman Glen Youngkin, the Republican candidate in next week’s Virginia’s gubernatorial election, who is running against former Democratic Governor, Terry McAuliffe, has closed the polling gap…

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Color of Law

Beyond Bruce’s Beach: Now Is the Time To Reclaim Black People’s Land

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

It is only fitting — in this time of post-Floyd racial reckoning and a coming to terms with a shameful whitewashed American history and a legacy of genocide — that people renegotiate their relationship with America.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is gradually replacing Columbus Day, and we as a culture are here for it. In fact, we have been for quite some time.…

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Commentary

Halloween Unmasks Our Troubled History With Race

By The Reverend Irene Monroe Editorial Board

Some feel Halloween no longer brings joy and laughter in a “woke” culture where the tyranny of political correctness and identity politics police behavior.

Halloween is one of America’s favorite yearly activities. Unfortunately, Halloween can be America’s scariest, too-especially for those of us seen as costumes you wear rather than…

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Commentary

Corporate America Is Dumbfounded: How Can Workers Hold Out on Us? – Solidarity America

By John Funiciello Columnist

They convinced wage-working men and women that it was in their best interests to support capital flight and to tolerate low wages and few benefits.

The talk among pundits and CEOs for the last few months has been the mystery of unemployment numbers and the “shortage” of workers, even though right-wing…

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Guest Commentary

False Narratives Shaping Government Spending Legislation

By Sonali Kolhatkar, Independent Media Institute Guest Commentator

Those seeking to squeeze Americans while boosting corporate profits and the wealth of the richest few have for years poured resources into shaping a false narrative that people don’t want tax revenues to be used to pay for things that people need.

The unfolding drama over a legislative battle within the Democratic Party to pass a massive bill encompassing desperately needed social services has revealed the power of…

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Sharp n’ Blunt

If Colin Powell and Barack Obama Are Too Black for White America

By Desi Cortez Columnist

If men like Colin Powell and Barack Obama are too Black for White America, and that’s exactly what it is, both men are far-too enlightened, then what spineless puppet do they want?

Donald Trump is a trashy man, he is “White Trash...with money.” Honestly, I’d venture to say the folks who support him are trashy people, whatever their…

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