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Boyd: Activism is the legacy of the Black Press

OSEYE BOYD -
“No longer shall others speak for us.” These are the words of the founders of the country’s first Black newspaper, Freedom’s Journal. In 1827 that...
Opinion

Smith: A modest proposal

LARRY SMITH -
Tim Scott — the only Black Republican senator — caused an uproar during his rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s recent address to Congress. Scott...
Community Voices

No HBCU players selected in 2021 NFL draft

DEVON DAVIS -
The 2021 NFL draft came and went without a single player from a historically Black college or university (HBCU) being selected. Jackson State University...
Community Voices

Think About It: If it isn’t systemic racism, then what is it?

GEORGE MIDDLETON -
We have well-known leaders in our political, law enforcement, religious, judicial and other systemic areas of society that unabashedly assert that systemic racism does...
Community Voices

I’m Just Sayin’: legislative session wrap-up

MARSHAWN WOLLEY -
I’ve been a little busy these last several months. The 2021 legislative session was one of the wildest in living memory and technically it still...
Community Voices

Hayes: Let’s work together to eradicate breast cancer

NICHELLE M. HAYES -
Racism is a social factor that leads to disparities in health outcomes and economic disadvantages among Black Americans. Racism acts as a stressor and...
Opinion

Smith: Democracy in the balance

LARRY SMITH -
With exceedingly few exceptions, the rational political choice in America is deciding whether to be a Republican or a Democrat. I have frequently referred to...
Community Voices

Shabazz: America is not a racist country

ABDUL-HAKIM SHABAZZ -
Is America a racist country? Of course not, even though some people think it is. Allow me to explain. In response to the president’s address to...
Opinion

Boyd: America is racist

OSEYE BOYD -
Dishonest. Disingenuous. Delusional. Those three words came to mind when I heard Sen. Tim Scott say America isn’t a racist country and Vice President Kamala...
Community Voices

Think About It: ‘Culture eats policy for breakfast: The racial divide between policing and the community’

GEORGE MIDDLETON -
In the 1860s slavery ended, but “race” as social status and the basis of our human identities remained. This is a passage from research...
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