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What happened to McElroy in Texas is but the latest example of a full-scale war on Black educators and Black…
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The Ala. senator refused to call white nationalists racists and he's fine with them serving in the military. The problem…
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Police misconduct, a welfare scandal and a water crisis in the state's majority-Black capital city are just a few of…
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Uganda just enacted one of the world's strictest anti-gay laws. White Christian nationalists from America have spent millions to pass…
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We live in a time when racial vigilantism is offered once again to eliminate Black lives. Black life has always…
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All skinfolk ain't kinfolk: Black MAGAs have joined the fight against civil rights, voting rights and racial justice.
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We looked back at what Malcolm X had to say about why he considered John Brown the standard for white…
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While abortion rights were a key driver in turnout, the closely watched election may impact voting rights and the 2024…
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Land-grant HBCUs have been shorted billions compared to their white counterparts. But renewal of the farm bill could address those…
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Can we just say that Fox News is a white nationalist propaganda outfit cosplaying as a news network?
Emails and text messages detail how executives and on-air talent were willing to push election lies to keep viewers and…
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Empty the libraries and you hide evidence of historical crimes. DeSantis wants to erase Black people from the record so…
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Tensions have been rising after police killed a protester on the site when the $90 million training facility will be…
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Sims, who died in December at age 54, was famous for fearlessly reimagining toxic symbols of white supremacy.
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Governor Ron DeSantis is waging a full-scale war on Black history, LGBTQ rights and voting rights in a bid to…
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"If we don’t know about culture, Kwanzaa educates us. If we forget our culture, Kwanzaa reminds us," says Rev. Mark…
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Representation matters, but symbolism will only get you so far. We must always hold Black leadership accountable.
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Influential white men pay no price for their racism and criminal behavior. When the media fails to call it out,…
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Trump’s lawyers viewed Thomas as key to helping overturn the election — further proof that he needs to recuse himself…
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Blum has devoted his life to fighting and destroying racially conscious laws meant to even the playing field.