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Fighting for Freedom, One Person at a Time
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Fighting for Freedom, One Person at a Time

Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher San Diego Voice & Viewpoint NewspaperJuly 8, 2021

Now that the Fourth of July is over and we have all been reminded of what Frederick Douglas said and did, the cookouts are behind us, but so is the memory of the White Nationalists marching in the streets of Philadelphia with flags and faces covered. Let us now come off of recess and dig in for the battle ahead. Let us not be like the Summer Patriot and Sunshine Soldier that Thomas Payne wrote about during the Revolutionary War. In his publication, “The Crisis”, he said that such would soon vanish from the battle, but those that endured until

The “Black RJ Policy Agenda” will turn racism upside down
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The “Black RJ Policy Agenda” will turn racism upside down

Marcela Howell President and CEO of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice AgendaJuly 1, 2021

Reproductive Justice was birthed by 12 Black women in 1994, as the U.S. contemplated universal health care without acknowledging or rectifying the health care system in place, which was — and continues to be — riddled with deadly racism.

Reflections on America’s Independence Observance
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Reflections on America’s Independence Observance

Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice & ViewpointJuly 1, 2021

Because of where America stands today on the ever present issue of race, the following reflections are offered from the first two paragraphs of the Declaration of Independence, signed July 4, 1776. First, the Preamble, which has much bearing on where we stand today as a nation: “When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, they should declare the causes which impel

The Black Press: Our Trusted Messenger
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The Black Press: Our Trusted Messenger

Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice & ViewpointJune 24, 2021

Sometimes it’s necessary to be reminded who we are and who our friends are. It’s also important to remember from whence we have come. Such is the case this week with the Black Press. Our Black newspapers are now celebrating 194 years of being the keeper of the flame of liberty and the source of information in “our” struggle for freedom and equality.

A Jackson’s Accidental Drowning Becomes a Homicide
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A Jackson’s Accidental Drowning Becomes a Homicide

Scot MacdonaldJune 17, 2021

Even though Donald J. Bohana has served more than 20 years of a 15-years-to-life sentence for the murder of Delores “Dee Dee” Jackson, ex-wife of Tito Jackson, the case against him is tainted by political pressure and rife with irregularities and reasonable doubt.

What Must Be Done with White Reconstruction
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What Must Be Done with White Reconstruction

Dr. John E.Warren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice & ViewpointMay 27, 2021

While many are watching 47 out of the 50 States propose and enact Voter Suppression Laws, the question becomes one of what can we as individuals do to counter such attacks against us? First we must acknowledge the real agenda of those hiding behind the Republican Party’s control of state legislatures, embracing Donald Trump’s lie that the election was stolen.

When we get past the test, we can see the full picture
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When we get past the test, we can see the full picture

Kawika SmithMay 27, 2021

This past year has shown that when those who are ‘sick and tired of being sick and tired’, say no more, change is bound to occur. For countless admissions cycles, the SAT was a rite of passage, something every student, regardless of their background, felt was critical to their future