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Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Black Athletes Should Pass On The South — And The S.E.C.

Black activists, journalists, and celebrities are urging Black athletes to boycott schools in states where Black voting strength is being diluted, in order to show their political and economic power.

Eroding Public Trust: Corruption Normalized in America

The presidency has become a monetization platform, with political power and private wealth becoming increasingly difficult to separate, leading to a dangerous erosion of public trust and ethical expectations.

The “Out of Bounds” Boycott

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 Made a Commitment to Its Kids. It’s Time We All Do the Same.

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.

Watch Out For The Traps

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 Shackles Our Founders Warned Us About

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.

When the Supreme Court Gets The Facts Wrong, Democracy Pays The Price

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.

Brown’s Unfinished Promise

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.

American Robber Barons Still Exist

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.

Running On Empty

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.

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Grand Jury Finds No Evidence Of Criminal Wrongdoing In Nolan Wells’...

A grand jury unanimously found that there was no evidence to support bringing charges in the death of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old who was found dead after a Fourth of July trip with friends off the coast of Mississippi.