Blacks are 2.5 times more likely than whites to be shot and killed by police. In recent [...]
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Colin Kaepernick and the truth about race in sports
Race stands at the intersection of media and sports in America. If that truth has ever been [...]
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Trump rhetoric on voting could widen rift between blacks, police
Police in Milwaukee shot and killed a black man this weekend, sparking protests although police say 23-year-old [...]
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Jones: Henon works for whom – voters who elected him or union that pays him?
THE INHERENT conflicts of interest between Philadelphia's union bosses and political figures were brought sharply into focus [...]
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North Carolina fight over black votes is just beginning
When I learned that a three-judge panel of the Virginia-based 4th Circuit Court of Appeals had struck [...]
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‘You can’t take the black vote for granted’
IT WAS DAY ONE of the Democratic National Convention, and liberal icon Rev. Al Sharpton stood with [...]
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West Point cadets. Black pride. Not politics.
THE ONLINE backlash against 16 black female West Point cadets who took a raised-fist photo in uniform [...]
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Prince led sit-in against musical segregation
Prince, who died Wednesday at 57, was more cultural force than musician. While his soaring guitar riffs [...]
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Hillary Clinton Exclusive Interview
I spoke with Democratic Presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton in a one-on-one interview on my radio show on [...]
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Stop calling Donald Trump un-American
STOP CALLING Donald Trump un-American. Like baseball and apple pie, he is synonymous with our country. To say [...]
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Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders hit Philly
I watched Hillary Clinton when she took the stage Wednesday at the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention at [...]
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Economic recovery or gentrification?
The City of Philadelphia's 10-year tax abatement on new construction has led to the gentrification of our most [...]
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