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Desperado: Failing GOP Presidential Candidate Chris Christie’s Attacks On #BlackLivesMatter

Chris Christie’s not the chosen one– when when all else fails, demonize Black folk [Speaking Truth To Power] Last week the failing Republican presidential ...

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NAN Welcomes Termination Of Officer Ben Fields — Sharpton

Officer Ben Fields attacking the young girl The National Action Network commends Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott for taking decisive action in terminating School ...

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Under Attack Across United States, African Americans Awaiting God’s Salvation

Latest outrage is commando-type assault of student by weight-lifting fiend, Ben Fields, a cop in Spring Valley, South Carolina; he’s not been arrested [Letter ...

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ACTION PLAN: WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO THE DAY AFTER MILLION MAN MARCH ANNIVERSARY 20?

Let’s help create a better future for him [Publisher’s Commentary] On the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March the numbers have not disappointed ...

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White House Honors “Champions of Change” Young Women

Asha Abdi Eleven young women who are empowering their communities as “Champions of Change” will be honored at the White House September 15. In ...

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The Ballot And American Democracy: One Step Foward One Step Back?

President Johnson and Dr. King seal the deal [Witness for Justice] I graduated from high school just a few months before the monumental Voting ...

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Without A Truth Process How Can We Have Reconciliation In The US?

In South Africa it was Bishop Tutu who chaired Truth and Reconciliation Commission  This is the cry of the Hebrew prophet Habakkuk: “O Lord, ...

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Making History: Jasmine Twitty becomes youngest appointed judge in America

Twenty-five year old Jasmine Twitty became the youngest person sworn in as a judge in Easley, South Carolina. Twitty’s appointment represents a historical milestone ...

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Who stole Vester Lee Flanagan II’s soul? Was it him? Or was it the society that he seemed utterly convinced was out to get ...

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A Case For The Red, Black And Green Flag On Marcus Garvey’s Birthday

Red, Black, Green. [Op-Ed] Some Republicans and pro-Confederate flag bearing citizens claim that the Confederate flag represents their southern heritage and patriotism. They proclaim ...