The Harry Potter series was a worldwide phenomenon that made author J.K. Rowling the world’s first, as far as is known, billionaire book author (although some say that status had […]
Category: Opinion
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Anti-obesity medicines are not all created equally
The new FDA-approved weight loss medicines have changed the game for people with obesity, offering millions of Americans a chance to transform their health, prevent disease, and live longer lives. […]
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Practical Politics
To be clear, the recent tariffs imposed by POTUS Donald Trump will not help American taxpayers in the main. In fact, tariffs will distinctly hurt Black citizens in particular, since […]
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Joy brought us joy!
If we can’t defeat fascism, sexism or racism in our country, who are we to tell anybody else what to do? Colin Kaepernick warned us when he chose not to […]
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Practical Politics
Because he’d already “poisoned the well” with false voter fraud charges for four years about the 2020 election, most people stayed away from looking too hard at the 2024 election […]
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Are we funding our oppression?
African Americans have about $1.6 trillion in buying power. And we are the ultimate consumers, disproportionately spending on beauty and personal care, apparel and footwear, and entertainment and technology. There […]
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From Elon, with love: you’re fired
It was Feb. 14. But what nearly 400 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees got that day were not Valentines. They were pink slips. The firings touched critical roles in EPA […]
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Along with Black history, let’s teach the real White history!
The Hon. Four Star Air Force General, history-making Fighter Pilot, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. was fired today by a President who never bothered to serve his country he claims […]
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The politics of a people’s economic boycott
On Feb. 28, a loose confederation of political interest groups planned a nationwide economic boycott of specific vendors, including Walmart, Best Buy, etc. The purpose is to get those stores […]
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Practical Politics
As Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes ( actually Teddy Pendergrass doing the lead singing) once sang, “Wake Up, Everybody! No more sleeping in bed ! No more backward thinking, […]
