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Will we settle for Trump’s world or fight for a more wonderful one?

June 25, 2019 by Moises Nunez

“If you can believe it, Abraham Lincoln was treated supposedly very badly. But nobody’s been treated badly like me.” – Donald Trump (ABC NEWS, 2019) “Life doesn’t work that way.” – Donald Trump (ABC NEWS, 2019) “These white folk have newspapers, magazines, radios, spokesmen to get their ideas across. If they want to tell the …

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Categories Commentary, Current Events

The democracy is dead but it can be resuscitated

June 20, 2019 by Samuel James
close-up of U.S. flag, blurred and with lens flare to create a dynamic, abstract image that seems to shoot out at the viewer

I’ve got good news and bad news. The bad news is that we are no longer a democracy. And no, this isn’t some kind of cute, semantic quibble about how we’re actually a republic or whatever. I mean the systems by which the United States government represents its citizens are no longer functioning. Our current …

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Categories Commentary, Current Events, Racial and Cultural 2 Comments

The goal is in sight, but the content needs reader support…your support

May 30, 2019 by Shay

Dear Readers, The first five months of 2019 have personally been quite a journey and a testament to the power of how our voices can make a difference. When I created this site back in 2008, I never could have imagined that this space would be a part of taking my work and voice beyond …

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Categories Activism, Blogging, Commentary, Racial and Cultural 2 Comments
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