by Alem Tedeneke • A continued engagement with history is vital as it helps give context for the present. • Black History Month is an opportunity to understand Black histories,…
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Resolving the Paradox of Race
What explains different perceptions about the prevalence of racism in the US? By Linda R. Tropp and Rachel D. Godsil This is the first of a four-part series exploring how racial bias and prejudice continue…
COVID-19 vaccine myths debunked
Vaccines are perhaps the best hope for ending the COVID-19 pandemic. Two pharmaceutical companies have applied for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emergency use authorization for new COVID-19 vaccines, and a limited…
Freedom Rider: Pro-Biden Propaganda
This article originally appeared in The Black Agenda Report. An independent news, commentary and analysis website Margaret Kimberley, BAR senior columnist The Democratic Party and its corporate media have already…
The Many Faces of Racism
There is not one or two, but three ways to be a racist. By Berit Brogaard & Dimitria E. Gatzia Evidence points to a broad pattern of discrimination in law enforcement against…
Joe Biden pledges to address pay, systemic racism: ‘Black and Latino unemployment gap remains too large’
Charisse JonesUSA TODAYhttps://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.435.0_en.html#goog_978138837 A key pledge in President Joe Biden’s plan to build the nation “back better’’ is to be bolder in addressing the systemic racism that has hindered the…
Monument to segregationist E.D. White should be removed, not placed next to Chief Justice Bernette Johnson’s museum
By Guest Contributor Guest column by Okyeame Haley On Saturday, Jan 2., in true pandemic fashion, admirers of Chief Justice Bernette Joshua Johnson drove around the Louisiana Supreme Court building in…
Eight Ugly Truths of Life That Are Worth Embracing
The key to growth comes with accepting the darker side of the future. by Sean Kernan I was drunk with false expectations. Adulthood ambushed me. I felt like a porcupine…
5 Types of People to Keep In Your Life (And 5 to Avoid)
You are not here on this world to be alone. You have many personalities that come in and out of your life to teach you and force you to grow.…
To Do Better, Focus On What You Do Well
Improve on your solutions, not your problems by Noam Shpancer Ph.D. Here’s a quick thought experiment: Consider your mood right now. Rate it on a scale of 1-bad to 100-good.…