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Media 2070 On The Case For Media Reparations

Our nation’s defacto media-apartheid system goes back to the distribution of the earliest radio and television broadcasting licenses to whites,…
01.01.70
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The Complicated 'Double-Consciousness' Of Colin Powell

W.E.B. DuBois' concept of the “double-consciousness” of the African American experience profoundly describes Colin Powell as a soldier, a career…
01.01.70
op-ed Georgia NAACP Holds Protest For Shooting Death Of Jogger Ahmaud Arbery

How To Get Away With Black Murder

Amid jury selection in the trial for Ahmaud Arbery's killing, it's important to remember that the playbook for low-tech lynching…
01.01.70
"Candace" Hosted By Candace Owens

Every Receipt Proving Candace Owens Is A Fraud

We have the receipts for Candace Owens' bizarre, hypocritical, self-serving history of scamming and grifting.
01.01.70
op-ed Jury Selection Begins In Ahmaud Arbery Murder Trial

The Myth Of The Unbiased Juror

Lawyers on both sides of the Ahmaud Arbery case aren’t the only ones grappling with the problem of finding unbiased…
01.01.70
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Defining Diversity

American diversity is in the spotlight as racial discrimination in the United States reemerges as a major topic of public…
01.01.70
op-ed Mostly Haitian Migrants Cross Treacherous Darien Gap En Route To U.S. Border

Biden Admin Backpedaling On Immigration Promises

Joe Biden's presidency hasn't translated into safeguarding Black asylum seekers from the throes of American ethnocentrism, racism and bigotry. Instead,…
01.01.70
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Linking The Climate Crisis And Voter Suppression

It is not just intimidation at the polls or election administrators removing voters from the rolls that count toward limiting…
11.01.26
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Black College Athletes Need To Become Doctors

The skill set of being a successful college athlete is very similar to mental makeup you need to be a…
01.01.70
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Black Driver Awaits Justice In Self-Defense Case

Reasonable fear of blackness is accepted, but Black people’s genuine fear of severe bodily injury or death is often disregarded. 
03.28.22
op-ed Miami Haitian Community Protests INS Policy

A Bridge Over Troubled Borders

As Haitian migrants seeking asylum were under assault at the border, a number of well-known Haitian Americans were busy making…
12.19.17
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What's Next After Police Reform Failed?

Even without legislation from Congress, there is a national blueprint for police reform. President Barack Obama’s Task Force on 21st…
01.01.70
op-ed Texas House Republicans Reconvene Session After Democrats Head To D.C. In Attempt To Break Quorum

Texas Voting Law Follows GOP's Strategy Of Racism

Texas' new restrictive voting law is a perfect example of how, for several decades, the GOP has depended on racism…
01.01.70
Op-Ed March On for Voting Rights

Post-9/11 Black Communities Still Under Surveillance

As another year of commemoration goes by and more ‘Never forget’ messages are posted, we shouldn’t forget that part of…
01.01.70
OP-ED 9/11 20th Anniversary

9/11 Took Me A Decade To Heal From

Hello, My name is Bilal Ghassan Shakoor Morris. Why I am telling you my entire name will become more important…
01.01.70
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To Get Vaccinated Or Not? That's The Question

The only compelling argument for not getting the vaccination comes from those who don’t trust the rush to market. Otherwise,…
08.31.92
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If Black Media Doesn't Tell The Truth About…

This Front Page is by no means exhaustive. There is no way to list the names of every Black person…
01.01.70
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Black Seniors Forgotten In Fight Against Racial Injustice

Black seniors face disgraceful and long-standing disparities that have hindered them from living fulfilling lives. Failing to meet their needs…
02.17.76
op-ed Vaccination Site Opens At Elementary School In Louisville As Kentucky Sees Rise In COVID-19 Cases

Stop Saying Black People Are 'Vaccine Hesitant'

Data shows communities of color that have experienced COVID-19-related trauma are not “vaccine hesitant” but rather “vaccine impeded.”
01.01.70
Op-Ed Fourth of July

Independence Day: The Fight Against Tyranny Continues

Independence Day, in the midst of attacks on democracy, highlights the hypocrisy of America.
01.01.70
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