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Sen. Sandlin’s ‘Back to the Future’ legislation

OSEYE BOYD - February 11, 2021

In less than a week, Feb. 16 to be exact, the Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law will hear debate regarding Senate Bill...

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Trump impeachment redux

LARRY SMITH - February 11, 2021

This week marks the precedent-setting second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump. On Feb. 9, Democratic impeachment managers from the House of Representatives...

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Black history in the making

ROBIN SHACKLEFORD - February 26, 2021

Every year during Black History Month, we must explain that Black history did not begin or end with slavery. No, our stories are vast...

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Two civil rights icons 100 years apart

RONALD RICE - February 8, 2021

We often hear the story about Rosa Parks being the civil rights icon who sparked the Civil Rights Movement in 1955 when she refused...

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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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It’s OK to not be OK

MARSHAWN WOLLEY - January 28, 2021

We had the sixth mass shooting in 15 years last weekend, and it’s OK to not be OK.Six people, including an unborn child, were...

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