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January 18, 2024

View from the Battlefield

Bracing for a Trump Victory or Defeat

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

The world has seen how he can rally his zealots to do the unthinkable, so what else will they do?

I’m your warrior, I’m your justice I’m your MAGA in the alley Been betrayed, time to get laid Break some laws, go get paid You know…

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Color of Law

Donald Trump and Nikki Haley Show Us America’s Ignorance About the Civil War

By David A. Love, JD Executive Editor

Some would have you believe the war between the states was all about states’ rights and economics, which only makes sense if you believe states had a right to kidnap, brutalize, rape and own Black people and profit from their free forced labor.

When America fails to teach society about its history, you get the Republican Party and its attitudes toward the Civil War. This country is awfully ignorant…

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Commentary

What Would Martin Do?

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux, PhD Editorial Board

he is to be remembered through his words and our deeds.

Years ago, young people used to wear a wristband that said WWJD, or What Would Jesus Do? Today, we should have a real or imaginary wristband…

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Sharp n’ Blunt

Where Will You Be on November 5th?

By Desi Cortez Columnist

where are you and your family going to be when the racist tidal wave strikes,

Do you have an exit strategy for you and your family? Underground urban bunker? Remote mountain cabin, or, at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, Phantom…

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