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Not here for it

OSEYE BOYD - February 4, 2021

Ever since President Joe Biden spoke of unity in his inauguration address, the word has been ubiquitous. Everywhere I turn, it’s there: Unity. I’m not...

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What censorship is — and isn’t

LARRY SMITH - February 4, 2021

The First Amendment enshrines one of Americans’ most cherished rights. What we usually refer to as “free speech” is foundational to our democratic republic....

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Black community should consider the vaccine; I did

WATASHA BARNES GRIFFIN - January 28, 2021

So I did a thing. I got the COVID-19 vaccine dose No. 1. Me. Well educated, informed, afraid and adamant that I would not. It took...

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Colorblind is not a good goal

OSEYE BOYD - January 28, 2021

The other day I heard someone say he was taught not to notice race or color and isn’t that the goal? I’ve heard this...

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Can Democrats work with … Democrats?

LARRY SMITH - January 28, 2021

What happens when the dog catches the bumper that he’s been chasing?I vividly recall the jubilation that I felt as my then-wife and I...

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Compliant leadership costs corporations more than $190 billion

JUSTINE GONZALEZ - January 21, 2021

Have you ever heard the phrase “comfort zones are meant to be broken”? In our human mindsets (often tainted by years of “programming” within...

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Our country is better than this

LAKIMBA DESADIER - January 21, 2021

On Oct. 20, 2020, Dr. Chaniece Wallace, a vibrant 30-year-old pediatric chief resident at Indiana University’s medical school, died of postpartum complications. Her death,...

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The crisis of white squatters rights

TOO BLACK - January 20, 2021

The white-on-white crime events of Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol was an eye-soaring squint into the internal class contradictions of white supremacy. More...

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New Big Hackberry Nature Trail takes shape with Waterway collaborations

JULIE L RHODES - January 20, 2021

Reconnecting to Our Waterways’ (ROW) waterway committee volunteers meeting monthly to determine fun, positive and unique ways to connect the community with the waterways...

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