Editorials

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's recent commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point was a validation of the Confederate belief in racial superiority and a call to reverse diversity, equity and inclusion programs, which has sparked a moral pushback from the NAACP and other organizations.

Mississippi's Literacy-Based Promotion Act has improved reading and math scores, making it a model for other states to follow in order to ensure that all students are equipped with the necessary skills to succeed in life and the future economy.

Hunter Biden's interview with Candace Owens has elicited criticism, particularly from the Black community, who view Owens as an opponent of their interests and question the interview's alignment with the support provided to his father's presidential campaigns.

The weight of the unfinished business of the founding generation, who wrote the creed of freedom while holding slaves, is still carried by their descendants today, as evidenced by the grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence and the ongoing issues of militarization, surveillance, and police violence.

The Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v Callais was based on false data and inaccurate reasoning, and must be overturned in order to restore the Voting Rights Act and protect the hard-won civil rights of racial equality.

Seventy-one years after the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, educational inequality remains deeply embedded in American life, with schools serving Black students more likely to experience staffing shortages, aging facilities, fewer advanced courses, and harsher disciplinary systems.

Widline Cadet is an artist who has created a multimedia archive to explore the diasporic experience and the elusiveness of memory, using photographs, video, sound and sculpture to create enigmatic scenes based on fragments of memory and scarce family images.

Americans are feeling exhausted and overwhelmed by years of economic instability, political upheaval, and social isolation, leading to a depletion of civic participation and a fear of what may happen if people disengage entirely.

The Chris Wilson ad of 2010 challenged the Willie Horton politics of fear and mistrust, showing that redemption and second chances can be powerful tools for public safety, and that voters are willing to believe in them.

Louisiana is facing two major challenges to its democratic systems, but residents are fighting back to resist the erosion of power and protect their voting rights.