Sept 7, 2023
View from the Battlefield
Editorial Board
Black teachers and principals are catching unnecessary hell. The more they are seen as advocates for their students, parents and communities, the redder the bullseye on their backs becomes.
We’ve been talking about the Black teacher shortage for years now using the hashtag #WeNeedBlackTeachers. Because there has been no serious comprehensive assessment or commitment to…
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Color of Law
Executive Editor
We see you, Papaw, Aunt Minnie and Uncle Cooter Lee, and we know what y’all did to Black people back in the day in those photos.
The right always complains about liberal snowflakes, claiming that folks on the left are overly sensitive, easily triggered, entitled and intolerant towards other viewpoints. And yet,…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
Every time we use the term “white supremacy,” we reinforce the myth. Can we call it white delusions, white myopia, or white ignorance?
We need to watch our language. The debacle at the Montgomery Pier, where enslaved people were once offloaded and sold, is described as a “brawl.” The…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
Today, Boston presents itself ready to change - not to erase its past, but rather as a city now able to provide opportunities for people of color and uphold their civil and human rights without discrimination.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was in town from July 26 to August 1. Over 7,000 people attended nationwide, with hundreds…
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Guest Commentary
Guest Commentator
Denying such hard truths about various racial tragedies in our nation’s history does nothing to bring us any closer to any sort of racial reconciliation.
A senior level state education administrator, Walters, made the comments during a forum at the Norman Public Library on July 6th after he was asked how…
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