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Issue: 943

Feb 16, 2023

View from the Battlefield

Lamar Johnson Is Free

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

The Missouri Attorney General has always been white. This was a showdown for racial justice.

On Valentine’s Day, Lamar Johnson was released into a new and strange world - one that he’s looking forward to making old and familiar. Judge David…

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Opportunities

Cartoon

Opportunities

By Eric Garcia Cartoonist/Artist

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Color of Law

Why the Black Press Is More Relevant Than Ever

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

It’s been 190 years since the creation of the black press, and it’s as relevant as ever.

For years, newsrooms across America have had a problem with a lack of diversity and inclusion. People of color are underrepresented among news organizations, which do…

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Commentary

Black History Month – Malcolm X – God’s Judgment of White America (The Chickens Come Home to Roost) Speech – New York City, December 4, 1963

By The Black Commentator Guest Commentator

The Negro "revolution" is controlled by these foxy white liberals, by the government itself. But the black revolution is controlled only by God.

Malcolm X Born: Malcolm Little, May 19, 1925, Omaha, Nebraska Died: El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, February 21, 1965, Audubon Ballroom, Harlem, New York City Edited by Benjamin…

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Guest Commentary

Embrace the Mess—In the Name of Gender Justice

By Sonali Kolhatkar, Independent Media Institute Guest Commentator

Wealthy families simply outsource house cleaning to domestic help. The rich are so reliant on hired help that in the early months of the COVID-19 lockdowns, it was revealed just how helpless they are when forced to clean their own homes.

It’s time to take back our time and spend it on meaningful activities instead of succumbing to the futility and moral pressure of endlessly cleaning our…

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Guest Commentary

State of the Union Address – Hopeful and Affable

By Dr. Elwood Watson, PhD Guest Commentator

The former senator and vice president from my home state of Delaware delivered a first-rate performance. He is at the top of his game.

Let’s face it, when FOX News gives a Democratic politician - or any liberal in general - a B+, then you know that the individual delivered…

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Sharp n’ Blunt

Mahomes and Hurts Are the Real Reasons Why White Folks Cling to Their Assault Rifles

By Desi Cortez Columnist

All categories of White America are alarmed at the insistence of Black folks not to accept some inferior, secondary support role in the story of America.

Mahomes and Hurts are among the real reasons why White Folks cling to their assault rifles. Both alpha-male gridiron “Signal Callers” represent and embody the cultural…

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