Let me begin with the obligatory statements. What happened on October 7, 2023, was horrible. Hamas launched an attack on Israel that some describe as “unprovoked.” But at an AIPAC (American Israel Political Action Committee) conference during the 2020 presidential campaign, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bragged about annexing Palestinian land. While decrying the loss […]
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Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) refers to the attempt to level the employment playing field by expanding inclusion of underserved groups in the workplace to ensure the creation of a more diverse workforce. Theoretically, everyone will benefit from such a scenario. Interestingly, according to an online AARP article, age is often left out of the
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I was watching In Class with Carr, a weekly podcast hosted by Professor Karen Hunter and Professor Greg Carr, this past Saturday, April 20, and they opened the teaching with a clip of a young adult talking about the powerful perceptions of some of our elders. This young woman pointed out that there are times
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BACK 2 SCHOOL We sometimes get a chuckle at how people blame a president, a governor, a mayor, a county leader, or some other head of the nation’s executive branches of government for failing to take action on this or that. But sometimes we get a major headache after realizing that perhaps most people either
In a recent editorial, there was a discussion about the chaos that is extant in the Black community as a result of social media. Social media is the chief vehicle for the dissemination of disinformation, and the fallout is impacting just about every area of our lives. It is very difficult to separate truth from
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Donald Trump (left) and President Joe Biden (right) The 2024 election process is already exasperating, with months to go before voters go to the polls. Here is some old-fashioned, simple advice for voters serious about the outcome of the next election, “calm down… it’s going to be all right.” This entire ordeal has been complicated
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Flag of Haiti Haiti, our first Black Republic, is a virtual failed state where vicious gangs tied to the parasitical elite, and gangs with their own wannabe leaders or criminal kingpins control most of the Capital of Port Au Prince and much of the country. Ariel Henry, an unelected, illegitimate, and inept “Prime Minister” has
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It is always said that we create our own reality. This is a commonly held belief among a large number of the world’s population. On the other hand, there are a lot of people who do not believe this because of the trials and tribulations they experience. This concept is controversial because there is so
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In the gospel of Mark, as in all four gospels, it is the women who first make their way to the tomb that held Jesus’ body. You see, Black women have been showing up for Black people for a very long time. And Black women here in the gospel show up for Jesus despite the
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Gary Chamber of Commerce leader Chuck Hughes merits kudos for his relentless commitment to the principles of the increasingly popular “World Civility Day.” Civility is more than an observation or rhetorical symbolism to a concept. The demand for civility is fundamental to where we are heading as a country. Until the last decade or so,
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