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What we get wrong about closing the racial wealth gap

IMHOTEP ADISA - October 27, 2020

The challenge of the racial wealth gap has become a dominant discourse of late. While researching this topic, I came across a paper, which...

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We need you in this fight now and after Nov. 3

LAKIMBA DESADIER - July 15, 2021

I, like you, I am tired. I am tired of COVID-19 and the ongoing suffering and loss so many people feel as a result...

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Amplify Nigeria

TARI TAYLAUR - October 24, 2020

What is Nigeria? A place? A people? A way of doing things? A flag? A government? A passport? On Oct. 1, I joined the live feed from...

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Real life fake news

LARRY SMITH - October 27, 2020

“Fake news” is … real. But not in the way that you’re probably thinking. Recently, I re-watched the 1995 movie “Crimson Tide,” which stars...

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Voting is our most powerful tool

ANDRE CARSON - October 27, 2020

My friend, mentor and colleague, Congressman John Lewis, often said, “The vote is the most powerful, non-violent tool we have in a democratic society,...

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‘It’s time to wake up!’

OSEYE BOYD - October 27, 2020

As much as things change they stay the same. I was reminded of this cliché as I watched “School Daze.” The Spike Lee Joint released...

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Price of human dignity

TARI TAYLAUR - October 27, 2020

Everywhere you turn, citizens are rising. Crying out “enough,” taking control of their own situation. The same is happening right here in Lagos and other major cities around...

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A tale of two judges

LARRY SMITH - October 29, 2020

A hearing is the process by which senators vigorously question nominees for high level offices. The nominees try to explain — and to defend...

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School boards could and should reflect student body

OSEYE BOYD - October 29, 2020

These are exciting times. I say that because there’s so much momentum to make change happen in our community. It’s exciting to see so many...

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E-cigarettes and vaping: Parents, don’t be fooled

MINORITY HEALTH COALITION OF MARION COUNTY - October 29, 2020

Tobacco manufacturers are cashing in on the vaping trend. They have figured out dozens of ways to disguise the involvement of vaping. There is...

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