November 9, 2023
The African World
Editorial Board
Humans possess the ability to hold, within their minds, completely contradictory and/or inconsistent viewpoints.
When I saw the picture of tens of thousands demonstrating in Morocco’s capital Rabat in support of Palestinian self-determination, I had very mixed emotions. For sure,…
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View from the Battlefield
Editorial Board
the incident is far from being neatly tied in a bow and put on a shelf. Trying to move forward without acknowledging the harm of such a horrific event is only adding to the trauma.
The year marking the tragedy of October 24, 2022 has come and gone, with many key questions still unanswered. Answering those nagging questions would bring our…
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Color of Law
Executive Editor
Much like American civil rights icon Rosa Parks - who was arrested six decades ago by breaking the law for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus to a white man - Tamimi has become the face of a nonviolent movement against injustice.
Note: This commentary is from 2018. Following the October 2023 bombing on Gaza by the Israeli military, Ahed Tamimi was arrested by Israeli troops on November…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
The chaos resulted from an internal Republican fight, and Democrats had nothing to do with it. But that’s the Republican way, isn’t it, inspired by the former President? When things don’t go your way, blame somebody, anybody, for your troubles.
It would be generous to say that the Republican Party is a chaotic manifestation of political madness. Eight miscreants toppled House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and…
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Guest Commentary
Guest Commentator
There is no question that the violence in Israel and Gaza has heightened tensions on college campuses across the U.S., as students, staff, and administrators grapple with how to respond.
Anyone who has a beating heart and is sufficiently astute should have seen how debates over free speech have deeply immersed themselves into the fabric of…
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Sharp n’ Blunt
Columnist
He personifies what they want - audacious “you’re fired” authority. His attitude, his pompous personality, is White America.
Little Lord Donald Trump, being horribly “forced” to sit in a courtroom and answer probing questions he deems himself above answering. This must-see spectacle represents “unhinged”…
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