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Oscars: Nomination of Spike Lee for Best Director Category was Long Overdue

Spike Lee. Photo: Shelly Provost–Flickr   This is how film director Spike Lee once put it: “People of color have a constant frustration of ...

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Why I’m Opposed To Barr, Sessions’ Acolyte, As U.S. Attorney General

  Eric Holder, the U.S. Attorney General during President Obama’s administration once said, “The responsibility of the attorney general is to change things and ...

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Commentary: Why Diversity In Business And Political Leadership are Critical to U.S. Prosperity

Marc Morial. Photo: Twitter   Here’s what a Management Consulting Report “Diversity Matters,” by McKinsey & Co. states: “Diversity matters. In a world that ...

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Presidential Vote 2020: Racial Justice and Economic Equity Critical Topics for African Americans

Marc H. Morial. Photo: Flickr. Angela Lang, Executive Director of Black Leaders Organizing for Communities put it this way: “You want our vote, come ...

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First Step Act: Prison Reform Bill Not Perfect, But Step Toward Right Direction

The cover of Michelle Alexander’s ground-breaking book.   [Comment]   Honorable Chuck Grassley 
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After Crushing Trump In House Race, DEMS Need Pro-People Agenda

Trump. A nasty president. Photo: Gage Skidmore–Flickr. This is how newly-elected House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn put it: “America is already a great ...

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Midterm Election Was Also Victory for Affordable Care Act

Obama signing ACA into law. Photo: White House via YouTube. This is what President Barack Obama said on March 23, 2010, on signing the ...

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Tribute: Ntozake Shange Fighter for Black Women’s Liberation

Ntozake Shange. YouTube   The story of the civil rights movement in America is very much the story of Black women in America. Yet ...

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After Completing Prison Sentences Everyone Deserves A Second Chance

Marc Morial. Photo-Twitter. This is what Jay Jordan, Second Chances Project Director, Californians for Safety and Justice has said: “I wasn’t informed about the ...

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National Urban League’s “Enough Is Enough” Come Out and Vote! Campaign

Dr. King paid the highest price for Voting Rights. Time to register and to vote. Photo–Flickr. As a young woman in the early 1960s ...