An instrument of outreach If we missed it, then our profound apologies. The question remains, How do we talk about Economic Justice for Blacks and not mention the Black Press? […]
Category: Guest Opinions
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The Border: Privilege and responsibility
Floodgate of illegal immigrants cannot be sustained It appears that those people flooding our borders by the thousands on a daily basis have taken literally the inscription on the Statue […]
Posted inGovernment, Guest Opinions, Opinion
We could and should learn from Georgia voting
As of the first day of voting in the Georgia runoff election between Senator Warnock and candidate Walker, over 239,000 people stood in long lines, some for hours, waiting to […]
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Now that the election is over…
Now that the election is over, this is a good time for reality checks. First, we must take a close look at the messages sent by all voters on election […]
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The Politics of Politics
The heat and little light of the past few weeks of the present political tournament in the USA has reminded me recently of what I do miss about teaching at […]
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Anti-Blackness In Los Angeles: What’s the REAL lesson here?
A racial bloodbath has broken out in Los Angeles, and as usual — African-Americans are at the epicenter of it. Racism being the festering, spreading cancer that it is, everybody […]
Posted inGuest Opinions, Local
Media campaigns, issues and Black folks
If you live in California and watch television at any point in time, one can’t help but notice the number of political ads you have seen for a particular set […]
Posted inCounting the Cost, Guest Opinions, Opinion
The teacher shortage is a symptom of a greater challenge
This school year, you can’t turn on a television or open a newspaper without reading or hearing about the teacher shortage. And it is clear that current shortages are being […]
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The politics of differentiating one’s enemies
When one is writhing in agony on the ground, bleeding out from a mortal blow, the tendency is not to concentrate much on whose fault it is — the major […]
Posted inCounting the Cost, Guest Opinions
Revolutions, evolutions and Serena Williams
Unquestionably, Venus and Serena Williams revolutionized women’s tennis. With serves that approached the speed of light, fantastic agility, exceptional athleticism, and the grace of gazelles, they changed how women played […]