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Stop Being Stunned Already
By John Slade “The world is stunned to discover that prehistoric creatures exist in the Twentieth Century.” That quote was uttered by a breathless news anchor in the American cut of the classic 1963 picture, […]
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Black Experience
Spiritually Speaking
By James Washington I remember reviewing the letters of Paul in Bible study. In doing so, I was constantly reminded that one cannot look at Paul without really seeing Jesus’ amazing handiwork. Now you need […]
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Will HUD Secretary Ben Carson Enforce the Fair Housing Act?
By Julianne Malveaux The Fair Housing Act was passed a week after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. President Lyndon Johnson encouraged Congress to pass the legislation as a tribute to the slain civil […]
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We Don’t Have To Respect Republicans Intellectually Any More
By John Slade Host, WBOK’s Up To Date We no longer have to take the Republicans Party seriously. It appears to be the one good thing that has come from the Trump mis-administration. First, we […]
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Black Women You Should Know
By Julianne Malveaux All too often, our “history” month turns into a tribute to the past. And while the past is an important place to lift up it is, indeed, a tributary, a stream that […]
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Data News Weekly Encourages Everyone to Get Out and Vote
By Edwin Buggage The citizens of New Orleans will again be going to the polls on March 24, 2018, the primary for a special election with runoff elections if necessary on April 28th. Three seats are on […]
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The Student Loan Debt Crisis is a Civil Rights Issue
By Wade Henderson From attacks on voting rights to police killings of unarmed civilians and growing inequities in earnings and wealth, the civil rights gains of the past six decades are facing threat after threat. […]
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American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on Arming Teachers
By Randi Weingarten President, AFT Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten on President Trump’s proposals to arm teachers: “I spoke to 60,000 educators last night in a telephone town hall. The response was universal, even […]
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2018: The Year of the Black Woman
By Monica Simpson Executive Director, SisterSong There is a reckoning afoot in this country. On one side, Trump has emboldened and embodied a virulent and reckless hate that targets women, Black people, and immigrants (among […]
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To Be Equal
By Marc H. Morial President & CEO, National Urban League “It is not an overstatement to say that the destiny of the entire human race depends on what is going on in America today. This […]