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Jan 27, 2023

Color of Law

Florida Is America’s Insurrection Capital

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

This decision to block the teaching of Black history is par for the course for DeSantis, who is waging a full-scale war on racial justice, civil rights and voting rights in the Sunshine State.

Florida, that popular tourist destination with lots of sun, beaches and Mickey Mouse, has become a circus of white supremacist madness. A state with a long,…

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Guest Commentary

Florida’s Rejection of Advanced Placement African American History Courses

By Dr. Elwood Watson, PhD Guest Commentator

courses from various ethnic groups were given the green light to be taught by the governor’s office, yet the history, politics and culture of people of African descent was prohibited.

In his ongoing attacks in what he describes as “woke politics,” Florida governor Ron DeSantis has denied permission for an Advanced Placement African American History course…

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Guest Commentary

More Mass Shootings in America – More Loaded Guns and Empty Words

By WJ Astore, Bracing Views Guest Commentator

we need to talk a lot less about “gun rights,” as if guns are people instead of tools that kill people, and much more about personal responsibility.

More mass shooting in America followed by more empty words by politicians. What can we do? Even if we cut the number of guns in America…

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Guest Commentary

Google’s Stock Climbed After It Fired 12,000 Employees—But What Did They Get Out of It?

By Sonali Kolhatkar, Independent Media Institute Guest Commentator

The tech sector is laying off tens of thousands of workers, making it clear that economic growth is currently valued above all else.

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has announced it will lay off about 6 percent of its global workforce. Google CEO Sundar Pichai sent his employees…

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Sharp n’ Blunt

The Confederacy Lives On at Splash Mountain

By Desi Cortez Columnist

The ride and, to a lesser extent, the surrounding “Land of Dixie,” in essence, promoted the stereotypical glamorization of the American South post-civil war/“War of Northern Aggression” and sabotaged Reconstruction years as a place where “happiness” and contentment rule the land.

Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah’... Say it loud, I’m Black, and I’m Proud! Disney, and no I don’t need to attach “Walt,” “land” or “world” to it because Disney is…

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Who's Who

Cartoon

Who’s Who

By Mark Hurwitt

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