Editorials

House Republicans have passed the Trump-backed SAVE Act, a voter suppression bill disguised as an "election integrity" measure, which makes it more difficult for certain people to vote and is designed to limit the number of Black people voting.

Millions of Americans took to the streets under the banner "No Kings" to protest the political system which they believe increasingly serves the powerful while ordinary Americans are left behind.

The SAVE America Act is a voter suppression bill that would disproportionately harm Black Americans by requiring specific proof of citizenship and implementing voter-roll purges, and is ultimately a modern-day resurrection of the poll taxes and literacy tests of the Jim Crow era.

The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is a proposed solution to the issue of unequal vote weighting in presidential elections, which would ensure that the person with the most votes wins, and is a patriotic step towards becoming the democracy America has always claimed to be.

The federal budget reflects the values of the policymakers, as trillions are allocated for war and tax cuts, while student debt relief is met with caution and debate.

Deindustrialization has caused widespread joblessness, hopelessness, and suffering across the nation, and it is time for Americans to come together and create an industrial plan to prepare for the jobs of the future and ensure that everyone has a chance to rise again.

Jason Dozier, an Iraq War veteran and Atlanta City Council member, has spoken out against the current war in Iran, citing the lack of a clear strategy and the repetition of past mistakes made in the Iraq War.

Women's History Month is a time to honor the contributions of women, especially Black women, who have made great strides in our nation and the world, such as Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, Diane Nash, Dr. Patricia Bath, Dr. Gladys West, Mae Jemison, Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Callie House, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

The Trump administration's "no quarter" policy and cuts to USAID have raised concerns about the US's leadership and direction, as it appears to be abandoning its role as a humanitarian leader and embracing a more ruthless approach to foreign policy.

Rose Meta Morgan was a successful entrepreneur who owned and operated the largest African American beauty parlor in the world by 1942, and later married boxer Joe Louis, but despite her accomplishments, she died with little notice taken.