Christians should respond to racism with prayer, conversation, and a commitment to the Word of God, as racism is the original sin that stains our country and must be acknowledged in order to move forward.
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Political Education: A Necessity for Black Children’s Empowerment
Black children in America deserve the freedom of a full, complete, enjoyable, and unencumbered childhood, and political education can help them understand the systems shaping their lives and empower them to make sense of what they experience.
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A New Vocabulary for Racial Healing
Esther Armah relocated to Accra, Ghana to tend oranges and practice emotional justice, which she defines as rejecting narratives that center whiteness and embracing wellness, love language, and honest conversation.
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Don’t Be Fooled: Trump’s J6 Pardons Are All About Race
Donald Trump has granted clemency to every criminal involved in the January 6 insurrection, including those who attacked police officers, highlighting a pattern of pardoning white people who commit violent crimes against the government and the police.
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OP-ED: The Illusion of Allyship. White Women, Your Yard Signs Mean Nothing to Me
By Dawn Montgomery Political yard signs can symbolize intentions and allegiance. But this year, they’ve also symbolized betrayal. During this general election, Black women were led to believe that more […]
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Confronting Silence: Black Excellence in American Classical Music
By Lexi Holloway on behalf of the Black Orchestral Network Originally appeared in Word in Black A piece of parchment secured with a wax seal is cracked open, revealing a […]
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The Unchecked Path: Trump’s Victory in Iowa Sparks Concerns Over Accountability
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia A good parent usually chastises and punishes their child when they’ve egregiously misbehaved. Jaywalkers get tickets, and murderers have received […]
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Can You Imagine Life Without White Supremacy?
By Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier Originally appeared in Word in Black Given how overwhelmingly negative news about Black people is in the mainstream press, you’ve probably engaged in doomscrolling, the practice of clicking through […]
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Rev. Barber Talks to the Black Press about the Upcoming ‘Moral March on Washington’
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia National Newspaper Publishers Association President & CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, President and […]
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Racist ‘Replacement’ Rhetoric is Deadly and Republicans Must Stop Using It
By Ben Jealous The young man who murdered 10 people in Buffalo, New York on May 14, was out to kill Black people. He chose a grocery store because he […]