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VOTE or History Will Not Look Kindly on 21st Century Jim Crow

October 30, 2018 Staff 0

by Marc Morial After years of preclearance and expansion of voting access, by 2013 African American registration and turnout rates had finally reached near-parity with white registration and turnout rates. African Americans were poised to […]

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Politically Correct, or Perfectly Civil

October 29, 2018 Staff 0

Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist. Her latest book “Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy” is available via www.amazon.com for booking, wholesale inquiries or for more info visit www.juliannemalveaux.com By Julianne […]

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Triggered in Kavanaugh Confirmation

October 23, 2018 Staff 0

By Vernon Williams The 11 white men averaging 69 years of age who comprised the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee had no idea how hurtful their callous dismissal of a woman’s pain would be to millions. […]

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Bill Cosby, White Women, and American History

October 16, 2018 Staff 0

by Peter Bailey I will begin by admitting I am not and never have been a Bill Cosby fan. He turned me off with the somewhat smug attitude he displayed toward low income Black folks. […]

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Our Youth are “Headed for Self Destruction,” but We Can Stop It

October 16, 2018 Staff 0

by Reggie Fullwood “When a violent minority that crosses color lines comes to believe that killing those you know or do not know is a reasonable solution to problems, we are in need of another […]

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Triggered in Kavanaugh Confirmation

October 16, 2018 Staff 0

Vernon A. Williams By Vernon A. Williams The 11 white men averaging 69 years of age who comprised the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee had no idea how hurtful their callous dismissal of a woman’s pain […]

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President Trump Loves the Anthem and Flag, Hates the Constitution

October 2, 2018 Staff 0

by Wilmer Leon “You have to stand proudly for the National Anthem. You shouldn’t be playing, you shouldn’t be there. Maybe they (NFL Players) shouldn’t be in the country… We’re proud of our country and […]

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The Criminalization of Poverty: Cash Bail for Non-Violent Misdemeanors Perpetuates Unequal Treatment Under the Law

October 2, 2018 Staff 0

“The rich man and the poor man do not receive equal justice in our courts. And in no area is this more evident than in the matter of bail … The man who must wait […]

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The Nation May Be Divided, But Everyone’s a Fan of Tiger

October 2, 2018 Staff 0

Shout out to reporter Jeremy Bembry with, The Undefeated. He penned just the article I was thinking of as I watched Tiger Woods wins his first major tournament in five years at Sunday’s Tour Championship […]

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What Would America Be Like Without Black Americans?

September 10, 2018 Staff 0

What would this world be like without us? By The Pasadena Journal When African Americans were enslaved, they played a very large and magnificent part in the building of America. They made many contributions to America […]

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