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Editorial Board

Jamala Rogers

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.

272 pieces

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The Oscars Still So White

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

The talents of Black women have been on display at every level of the movie industry, yet they have never received the recognition or the pay they deserve.

The Academy Awards is over with predictable outcomes: an Oscar to one Black artist and Black folks inside and outside the industry complaining. #OscarsSoWhite has been…

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Black History Month Cover Story: How We Organize Does Make a Difference

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

Those who want to make America white again aka MAGA have waged a successful coup of the Republican Party. And won!

On the anniversary of Malcolm X, new details about the assassination emerged. Around that same time, trump snatched the South Carolina primary from his opponent’s home…

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Black History Month – Attacks on Black History and Black Curriculum

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

In the last year or so, some 40 anti-DEI bills have been introduced across the country targeting higher education institutions.

In the not-too-distant past, Diversity and Inclusion positions were not taken seriously. Corporations, universities and the government used the offices or lone officer to check the…

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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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Claudine Gay, the Latest DEI Casualty

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

Colleges and universities, already on the ropes from the U.S. Supreme Courts’ strike against affirmative action, seem to be cowering to the pressures from the Right. The chilling effect has been painful to watch.

When Claudine Gay first hit the public stage, it was with great fanfare. Those who had never heard of her only knew that she had become…

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Black Liberation Is Real Work

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

Neither extreme is helpful for our liberatory work nor to those committed to that work.

Recently, I had a conversation about some young people’s obsession with getting paid for volunteer work. My friend who works with several community groups asked a…

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The First Black Shooter at an Urban Public High School

By Jamala Rogers 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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The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

We must continue the calls for an immediate ceasefire, the end to all current military operations and the halt of forced evictions.

I’m going to take a leap here and make an assumption that BlackCommentator readers are familiar with the long and tortuous conflict in the Middle East.…

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The U.S. Congress Is in Free Fall

By Jamala Rogers Editorial Board

Now the country’s business is being held hostage because the Republicans kicked out the Speaker of the House with absolutely no plan for a successor.

The chaos on Capitol Hill has been going on far too long, long enough for us to draw some informed conclusions. The situation has reached unbelievable…

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