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With the discovery of the bodies of missing Michigan rappers, a new focus on rappers who were murdered
My generation invented Hip Hop. As music disappeared from schools and we began to make music of [...]
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As Tyre Nichols dies at the hands of the police, a lesson in whom the system stands up for
Five Memphis, Tenn., police officers were fired 10 days after civil rights activists say they brutalized a [...]
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Black history month begins just as DeSantis tries to erase Black history
Just in time for Black history month, Ron DeSantis is trying to erase Black history, so it’s [...]
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Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act becomes law
Yesterday, when Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into law, it was about more than [...]
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Philly’s civil forfeiture lawsuit may provide a road map for reparations for Black America | Solomon Jones
As George Floyd’s death so starkly reminded us, unarmed Black people are three times more likely to [...]
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The mistreatment of Black students trying to flee Ukraine is a reminder of racism’s reach | Solomon Jones
I’ve tried to imagine going to sleep in a country where I live in relative safety and [...]
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The Inquirer’s failures on race are rooted in America’s foundational lie of white supremacy | Solomon Jones
This week, when The Inquirer published an article examining the paper’s racist history, the publication joined a [...]
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Here’s the real danger of Trump saying the Black prosecutors investigating him are ‘racist’ | Solomon Jones
As a child, I was always fascinated by Black History Month. Its lessons taught me that the [...]
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Drafting a fresh blueprint for racial justice | Solomon Jones
The deadly stories of Black people harmed by America’s criminal justice system keep coming, and with each [...]
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How one Capitol police officer’s experience underscores the role of race on Jan. 6 | Solomon Jones
While there are times when criticism of American policing is not only warranted but necessary, Jan. 6, [...]
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Solomon Jones returns to WURD Radio and delivers commentary on 100.3 WRNB and Classix 107.9
Solomon Jones is on the move again. This time it’s back to the airwaves of WURD 96.1 FM, [...]
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