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Tennessee State University Board Disbanded by MAGA Loyalists as Assault on DE&I Continues
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Tennessee State University Board Disbanded by MAGA Loyalists as Assault on DE&I Continues

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMediaApril 15, 2024

Recent legislative actions in Tennessee, such as repealing police reform measures enacted after the killing of Tyre Nichols, underscore a troubling trend of undermining local control and perpetuating racist agendas. The new law preventing local governments from restricting police officers’ authority disregards community efforts to address systemic issues of police violence and racial profiling.

Democrats must ace the agenda test
Rev. Jesse Jackson

Democrats must ace the agenda test

Rev. Jesse JacksonAugust 27, 2020

In last week’s Democratic National Convention, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris passed the character test. Now as Trump rolls out his virtual convention, they must ace the agenda test. They need to argue the case for the bold agenda that this country desperately needs, and challenge Trump for his policy failures.

Beyond the Bondage of Plantation Politics: Crafting Our Own Presidential Platform
Dr. Maulana KarengaOpinion

Beyond the Bondage of Plantation Politics: Crafting Our Own Presidential Platform

Dr. Maulana KarengaMay 9, 2019

Thus, we self-consciously called our Movement, the Black Freedom Movementand demanded “FreedomNow,” not civil rights now. We composed and sang freedomsongs, not civil rights songs. And we built freedomschools, not civil rights schools, and we risked our lives on freedomrides, not civil rights rides. You can always say there was indeed a fight for civil rights. But although civil rights were an important concern of the Black Freedom Movement, the Black Freedom struggle was committed to freedom as a more expansive concept, practice and goal. In a word, it was concerned about freedom from oppression and freedom to grow, develop and come into the fullness of ourselves.

HOUSE DEMOCRATS WANT US TO DO THEIR JOB
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HOUSE DEMOCRATS WANT US TO DO THEIR JOB

Oscar H. BlaytonMay 9, 2019

$174,000.00 – That’s what every member of the House of Representatives receives in salary each year.  Every member, that is, except Nancy Pelosi, who as the Speaker of the House, gets to take home $223,500.00.

Beyond Elections and Fictions of Fear: Realities of Race and Righteous Struggle
Dr. Maulana Karenga

Beyond Elections and Fictions of Fear: Realities of Race and Righteous Struggle

Dr. Maulana KarengaNovember 22, 2018

Although not overwhelming, the blue wave of Democratic election victories has washed over the U.S. in an important and promising way and it is good to celebrate on one hand, but also to review and stand ready to resume, continue and expand our efforts in struggle beyond the electoral arena. For regardless of the final count of votes and the naming of those who won, the realities of race and righteous struggle remain ongoing and urgent. And thus, there is still organizing work to be done, struggle for racial and social justice and equity to be waged and a radical transformation of society to be achieved around the central and enduring issues of wealth, power and status, especially statuses of race, class and gender, as well as other identities by which people are singled out, interiorized and oppressed.