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COMMENTARY: Legal Double Standards Keep Us In Shackles

It's time we stop lying to ourselves. The lying has gone on much too long and every time the lie is repeated, we are...

COMMENTARY: The Debts We Owe Haitians

On Oct. 9, 1779, more than 500 Haitian soldiers (referred to as “Les Chasseurs-Volontaires de Saint-Domingue”) fought alongside French troops to aid the Americans...

Boycott Trump

The public shaming of White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Saunders, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and other Trump minions has had an impact upon members of 45’s administration. The...

COMMENTARY: Crimes Without Punishment

And again, a white police officer has killed a person of color with impunity. On Sept. 16, 2016 Tulsa police officer Betty Jo Shelby shot...

Who is the Brother in the Boat with George Washington?

We’ve all seen the painting.  Gen. George Washington strikes a heroic pose, standing in a boat being rowed through an icy river on his way to win...

COMMENTARY: Why Black Men Must Become Feminists

It is time for some honest talk about gender politics in Black America. With the rise of “Trumpism,” our community needs all hands on deck...

COMMENTARY: Shame, Shame, Shame

There was a reason Ku Klux Klan members wore hoods that hid their faces. Anonymity allows people to act upon their worst instincts without having...

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