The lack of justice in the policy of qualified immunity is glaringly obvious when a police officer of color is called to account for injuring or killing a White person.
Oscar H. Blayton
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Safeguarding Black history
Prior to emancipation, the accomplishments of Black folk were denied in order to uphold the myth of White supremacy as a justification for chattel slavery.
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America is choking
On Jan. 6, we got a good hard look at the enemies of America, and the enemies are us.
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‘Da 5 Bloods’ and America abroad
‘Da 5 Bloods’ points out how Black folk were victims of America’s foreign policy while understating our complicity in it.
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Incarcerating Black women for the crime of poverty
The nonprofit organization Prison Policy Initiative has reported that almost two out of every three women in jail have not been convicted of a crime.
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House Democrats want us to do their job
Fear of losing elections because you did your job is putting party before country.
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Omar and the ‘pseudotyping” of Israel
Since the election of two Muslim women to the United States Congress in 2018, there has been a heightened sensitivity to criticisms of the policies of the Israeli government.
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Pulling back the curtain on legal double standards
Bigots and racists use our system of laws and law enforcement to police Black and Brown bodies, making it clear to people of color that we are neither welcome nor expected to exist in White spaces.
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Two years until the 2020 elections — time to get to work
The clock is running and so are the same tired old politicians. It is time we bring some serious champions into the fight.
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Opinion: Many White Democrats would rather lose elections than share power with Blacks
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 shown that while White candidates make pilgrimages to Black churches each election year like clockwork, they seldom cross the thresholds of those churches at any […]
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General Kelly lacks nerve or character
Congresswoman Wilson deserves apology It is not easy to admit when you are wrong, but the mark of the character of a man is when he can do so. A man who cannot, or will not, apologize when he is in the wrong is not a real man, no matter how many ribbons are pinned […]