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BlackCommentator.com Editorial Board member and Columnist, Jamala Rogers, founder and Chair Emeritus of the Organization for Black Struggle in St. Louis. She is an organizer, trainer and speaker. She is the author of The Best of the Way I See It – A Chronicle of Struggle. Other writings by Ms. Rogers can be found on her blog jamalarogers.com. Contact Ms. Rogers and BC.
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It sounds like betting on the horse races, but the betting seems to be against the people and about concentrating power in the hands of a few.
The prediction of a mid-term red wave has petered out. In survival mode, most working-class voters don’t remember one election to the next unless it’s really…
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Like other lifestyle indicators, the burden of student loan debt on African Americans is heavier and disproportionate to other racial groups.
My niece’s college choice was heavily influenced by watching The Bill Cosby Show during the 1990’s. She chose Temple University despite my pleadings to go to…
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what wisdom about life was buried with them as they went they way of the dinosaur.
While the hustle-bustle of capitalism was going on, deep in the Brazilian rain forest, a lone man quietly readied himself for death recently. He climbed into…
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Attempts to teach her lessons on how to stay in her place as a Black woman have failed.
Black people have historically equated prosecutors with locking people up,and rightfully so. Prosecutors, district attorneys and circuit attorneys have almost single-handedly contributed to the swell of…
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The wards of the two alders were woefully neglected and now we see why. They were too busy looking out for themselves and not the community.
Three African American elected officials were recently listed in a federal indictment, complete with the transcript of conversations of how they would help businessman John Doe…
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The anti-choice fanatics have been creative and crafty in their strategy and tactics to eliminate Roe.
It wasn’t as if we didn’t know it was coming. The rabid rightwing anti-choice movement has been hacking away at the amendment since its passage. The…
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What impact, if any, will the public hearings have on a racially divided nation?
It has been a challenge to watch the January 6 Committee hearings. That’s because I can’t get past the fact that I know the situation would…
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Is there a way to keep racist white men from legally buying guns and using them on us at will? I think there is.
The safe places for Black folks are dwindling. In America, we’ve been shot down in cold blood in our places of worship, our homes, our schools,…
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COVID-19 is like the dye they inject into your body to show where the problem areas are that need treatment.
My 101-year-old Aunt Snooks died the same day the U.S. hit a COVID milestone: one million humans lives gone. There was more fanfare around auntie’s death…
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