Fascism is evolving in the US, with measures such as the death penalty, life sentences, and police brutality being implemented, and it is up to us to resist this oppression with multi-dimensional revolutionary resistance.
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In a time of division, Minneapolis needs a unifying leader
Jazz Hampton, a community advocate and attorney, is running for mayor of Minneapolis to bring fresh leadership and build a model for national city governance.
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Why we’re still not equal
Black Americans have endured centuries of systemic injustice, including slavery, Jim Crow, redlining, and mass incarceration, yet Trump’s administration is now targeting progress toward justice, including diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, and even erasing Black military legends from official tributes.
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So-called ‘Foundational Black Americans’ suffer from limited vision
The concept of “Foundational Black Americans” otherizes immigrants and people of African descent whose ancestors were never enslaved in the U.S., while ignoring the contributions of Marcus Garvey, Harry Belafonte, and others to the struggle for liberation and justice.
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Why Trump loves the poorly educated
The current President’s proposed cuts to the Department of Education could have a negative impact on the education of marginalized students, including those with disabilities, as well as the overall quality of education in the country.
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What Sistas Want From Black Men
Black women are looking for emotional intelligence, consistency, effort, protection, accountability, vulnerability, love, knowledge of their love language, the ability to make them laugh, and for men to be their word.
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Lawmaker: Statue of Liberty Belongs in France, Not Trump’s America
French politician Raphaël Glucksmann has called for the return of the Statue of Liberty from the United States, arguing that the U.S. no longer deserves it due to its restrictive immigration policies under former President Donald Trump.
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Trump Is Race Baiting Black America For Hopes of Violence, But Here’s Why We Won’t Take the Bait
Black Americans are not taking to the streets to protest the Trump administration’s attempts to remove diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts from the government, despite the administration’s attempts to provoke them.
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America in free fall under corrupt Trump admin
Trump’s presidency has been marked by economic failure, authoritarianism, race-baiting, and a record-breaking number of indictments, convictions, and criminal charges, leaving the US on the brink of collapse.
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Why the Vision of Marcus Garvey Is Needed in the Era of Trump
Marcus Garvey’s vision for economic and cultural upliftment of Black people remains largely misunderstood, but his mission to create a global Black identity and economic cooperation is still relevant today.
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Weight-loss drugs can save lives — or ruin them
The black market for counterfeit weight loss drugs is growing as demand for FDA-approved medications increases, putting millions of Americans at risk of serious health problems.
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Africa’s plunder by IMF and World Bank ‘structural adjustments’
During the 1980s and 1990s, the IMF and World Bank forced African governments to implement SAPs, which led to a decline in public services, labor market regulations, and industrial policy, resulting in a recession that lasted over two decades and a decline in material use.
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Negro problem? No. Caucasian problem? You bet!
The Anglo-Saxon ruling class has come to believe in a Negro problem, which is a fiction created by propaganda and has no basis in fact, as African nations have not molested the rest of the world for centuries and the only problem is colored people’s natural aversion to conquest, enslavement, exploitation and debasement.
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Black Republicans — who are they?
Black Americans have been largely Democratic voters since the mid-20th century, but recent studies show that a small percentage of Black Americans identify with or lean toward the Republican Party, and they tend to support individualistic approaches to addressing racial inequality.
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Fighting to keep Blackness
President Trump has stated that this country will be WOKE no longer, while Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell has demanded an immediate reversal of the sale of the historic Freedom Riders Museum in Montgomery, due to its connection to civil rights history.
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Trump’s Gold Card Citizenship Plan
President Donald Trump has unveiled a new initiative where wealthy foreign-born individuals can purchase gold cards for $5 million, granting them green card privileges and a path to American citizenship.
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Is this ‘Constructive Engagement’ 2.0— Or, Freddo frontin’ for Heil tech Hitler?
Raymond Nat Turner, a NYC poet and founder of the jazz-poetry ensemble UpSurge!NYC, condemns the actions of vampire Ponzi-schemers and white supremacist devils, who he believes are causing harm to everyday people and costing billions in their pursuit of wealth and power.
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Rush City is Minnesota’s worst prison
Rush City prison is overcrowded, understaffed, and inhumane, with two prisoners often being housed in one cell, leading to violent clashes and inhumane living conditions.
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More Black faces on TV is not all we’d hoped for
Black faces on TV have become more visible over the past half century, but while things have gotten better in some areas, others have gotten worse, such as Black unemployment and wealth disparities.
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Who protects the people from the human rights ‘protectors’?
The concept of human rights is a Western hoax that has been used to justify colonization and oppression, and to define who is human and deserving of rights while excluding non-Europeans.