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Author: Oscar H. Blayton

Opinion

​No room for Black folk, not even in fantasyland

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 - by Oscar H. Blayton

This nonsensical manifestation of bigotry is even more pronounced in the backlash over the upcoming release of Disney Studios​’​ ‘The Little Mermaid.’

​No room for Black folk, not even in fantasyland Read More
Opinion

Being Black can cost an arm and a leg 

April 20, 2022April 22, 2022 - by Oscar H. Blayton

Because policies set out by hospitals, insurers and the government don’t require surgeons to consider limb-saving options before cutting, the amputation epidemic continues.

Being Black can cost an arm and a leg  Read More
Opinion

The silent ‘White’ in America

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 - by Oscar H. Blayton

‘When someone gives an outsized voice to—or aggrandizes—Whiteness, they may simply be
responding to centuries of intergenerational social conditioning.’

The silent ‘White’ in America Read More
Opinion

Support Nikole Hannah-Jones and the 1619 Project

December 28, 2021 - by Oscar H. Blayton

These racially motivated jingoists have stirred The 1619 Project into the witches’ brew of grievance politics and created a screaming mob of frightened White people…

Support Nikole Hannah-Jones and the 1619 Project Read More
2018 Elections News & Info / Opinion

Opinion: Many White Democrats would rather lose elections than share power with Blacks

January 15, 2018August 23, 2018 - by Oscar H. Blayton

The path to victories for White Democrats is clear: share power with the people that can put them in office. This holds true for both state and federal elections. History has …

Opinion: Many White Democrats would rather lose elections than share power with Blacks Read More

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