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- Those who came to the United States didn't realize they were white until they got here. They were told they were white. They had to…
- We're learning lessons from Africa. And the lesson that we need to learn is, how do we straighten our backs up in the face of…
- Addiction is the dominant form of a culture that suffers from a superficial spectacle and celebrity-connectivity at its center. It's a form of spiritual emptiness.
- King's response to our crisis can be put in one word: revolution. A revolution in our priorities, a reevaluation of our values, a reinvigoration of…
- A black agenda is jobs, jobs, jobs, quality education, investment in infrastructure and strong democratic regulation of corporations. The black agenda, at its best, looks…
- I'm not saying that President Obama should be exempt from criticism, nor do I believe it is some act of racial treason for a black…
- liberty, which means resisting all forms of cultural authoritarianism, be it from the right wing church, black ideologues, black nationalists, or mainstream white media. We…
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