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First-Ever Civil Rights Scorecard Grades Senators On Performance Defending Voting Rights

How much do your senators care about voter suppression? How committed are they to our most sacred constitutional right?

School Curriculums And The New Politics Of Fear

There are two undisputable facts. First, most people really have little understanding of the true meaning of critical race theory (CRT). Second, there is little evidence that critical race theory is taught in K-12 classes.

Reform The Filibuster And End The Assault On Voting Rights Now

Unlike the right to vote, there is nothing sacred about the filibuster.

The New Black Panthers Were In Brunswick

On November 22, 2021, multiples of Black Revolutionaries drove to Brunswick, Georgia in response to the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery.

The Apotheosis Of Whiteness

This theme of some white person becoming a god is repeated throughout the history of art in Western civilization.

Consumerism Is The Foundation Of Predatory Capitalism

We are prodded, cajoled, enticed, and engaged in the spending exercise, and all that happens because money makes the world go round.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott, 66 Years Ago This Week, Roused People Across The Nation...

This week marks the anniversary of the first of the Mass Meetings that drove the strategy and spirit of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a foundational event in the Civil Rights Movement.

Black Men Die Of Prostate Cancer At Double The Rate Of All Other Races

Benjamin J. Lambert IV, a member of one of the most prominent Black families in Virginia’s public service history, lost his battle to prostate cancer on Monday, June 3, 2019.

Why Stacey Abrams Is Important For Georgia And Our Democracy

Stacey Abrams’ campaign is not only important for Georgia. It’s important for our democracy.

A Time Gone By

One can only question whether our nation and democracy can endure through a future foreshadowing protracted and interminable physical, psychological, and political warfare.

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Morehouse College Might Halt Graduation ‘on The Spot’ If There Are...

Morehouse College President David A. Thomas said Thursday he would shut down commencement ceremonies “on the spot” rather than allow police to remove student protesters in zip ties during President Joe Biden’s graduation speech.