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Carson: Cutting unemployment isn’t the answer

ANDRE CARSON -
Today, the unemployment rate stands at 5.9%, but it runs much deeper than what is often reported. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused millions of Americans...
Community Voices

What’s up with critical race theory?

LARRY SMITH -
Critical race theory. It’s difficult to think of an academic concept that causes more angst among politically conservative whites (and the small percentage of...
Community Voices

Smith: Democracy’s slow death

LARRY SMITH -
The slogan of The Washington Post is “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” That phrase likely originated with Damon Keith, the legendary federal judge who died...
Community Voices

Smith: The mental struggle of being Black

LESLIE SMITH -
Waking up every day is an absolute blessing. I’m grateful to be alive. Grateful for my health, family and friends. Grateful for life! But...
Community Voices

Smith: The nuances of ‘Uncle Tom’

LARRY SMITH -
For nearly as far back as I can recall, I have been familiar with “Uncle Tom.” Of course, that is the name of the...
Community Voices

Shabazz: Juneteenth is coming. Habari Gani?

KHALILAH A. SHABAZZ -
Habari Gani? The Swahili words that mean “What’s the news?” are often associated with the Kwanzaa holiday. However, this month, as we near the...
Community Voices

Smith: Breathing a little easier

LARRY SMITH -
“He mattered because he was a human being.” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison delivered these solemn, simple, sermonic words at a press conference following the...
Community Voices

Disproportionate funding forces some schools to do more with less

STAFF -
By WAYNE BARKER, superintendent, School City of Mishawaka, MARK DANIEL, superintendent, Fort Wayne Community Schools, STEVEN HOPE, superintendent, Goshen Public Schools, ALEESIA JOHNSON, superintendent,...
Community Voices

Why HBCUs are more important now than ever

DEVON DAVIS -
Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been educating and cultivating the minds of Black students for well over a century, yet every year...
Community Voices

The funny thing is …

LARRY SMITH -
Recently I participated in a discussion about whether certain names were “appropriate” for particular racial and ethnic groups. (All of the discussants were Black.)...
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