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Undiscussed Dimensions of Mass Killings: Transforming A Profoundly Sick Society
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Undiscussed Dimensions of Mass Killings: Transforming A Profoundly Sick Society

Dr. Maulana KarengaAugust 8, 2019

We don’t have to be familiar with Frantz Fanon to concede that social conditions create, shape and even determine social consciousness. Nor do we have to be conversant with Kawaida philosophy to realize that ideas do not drop from the sky, grow from the ground or float in from the sea. They come from the society in which we live and learn to be and become the persons and peoples we are. Moreover, although there are numerous ideas which exist in society from which we may choose, the ruling ideas of any society are the ideas of those races, ethnicities, classes and elites which rule. And if we find them oppressive and unacceptable, we have the right and responsibility to resist and radically change them.

Mueller: No Russia Exoneration for Trump, Despite His Claims
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Mueller: No Russia Exoneration for Trump, Despite His Claims

Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick and Michael, Associated PressJuly 26, 2019

Robert Mueller, the taciturn lawman at the center of a polarizing American drama, bluntly dismissed President Donald Trump’s claims of “total exoneration” Wednesday in the federal probe of Russia’s 2016 election interference. In a long day of congressional testimony, Mueller warned that Moscow’s actions represented — and still represent — a great threat to American democracy.

Trump to Freshmen Congresswomen: ‘Go Back to Your Country’
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Trump to Freshmen Congresswomen: ‘Go Back to Your Country’

Lauren Floyd, Staff WriterJuly 18, 2019

Earlier this week, one of Twitter’s most provocative and problematic users, the president himself, lashed out in tweets directed towards freshmen Democratic House members Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts — all women of color. Last week, the four congresswomen were involved in a group of Democrats who were condemning the conditions at the border detention facilities in the U.S. A week later, the president attacked.

Police Officer in ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Death Won’t Be Charged
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Police Officer in ‘I Can’t Breathe’ Death Won’t Be Charged

MICHAEL BALSAMO MICHAEL R. SISAK COLLEEN LONG and TOM HAYS, Associated PressJuly 18, 2019

After years of silence, federal prosecutors said Tuesday that they won’t bring criminal charges against a white New York City police officer in the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner, a black man whose dying words — “I can’t breathe” — became a national rallying cry against police brutality.

Being Black and Republican in the Era of Trump Presents Real Challenges
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Being Black and Republican in the Era of Trump Presents Real Challenges

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentJuly 12, 2019

“I had to reevaluate my views and why I was with a party that did not support me. While I have always been conservative, I was told as a black woman I must be a Democrat. I attempted to become a Republican several times, but the Board of Election kept keeping me as a Democrat. I finally became a Republican in 2019,” said Shekinah Monee of Perfect Vision PR Company.

Sen. Bernie Sanders Delivers Keynote at Black Press Event, Labels Trump ‘Racist and Worst President in History’
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Sen. Bernie Sanders Delivers Keynote at Black Press Event, Labels Trump ‘Racist and Worst President in History’

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentJuly 4, 2019

One night, after many pundits said he acquitted himself well in the debate in Miami between himself and other 2020 Democratic Presidential hopefuls, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders arrived in Cincinnati to deliver the keynote address at the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Legacy Awards Dinner.

Senator Schumer: Trump and Barr Threaten African American Gains Under Obamacare
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Senator Schumer: Trump and Barr Threaten African American Gains Under Obamacare

Stacy M. Brown NNPA, Newswire CorrespondentApril 12, 2019

Schumer noted that African American gains under the health care legislation, commonly known as Obamacare, are threatened by Trump and Attorney General William Barr as the Justice Department has argued in federal court that the law is unconstitutional and should be struck down – “Not just vital insurance reforms like protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions, as they had first argued last year,” Schumer said.