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A former president, a New York courtroom, and a sad American spectacle

Unprecedented doesn’t begin to describe the bizarre moment of seeing a former president stand trial — and it’s only just begun.

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A DeSantis amendment supposedly limiting Florida’s book ban policy is nothing more than a Republican ruse

Since 2021, no state has yanked more books — 3,135 — from its school curriculums and libraries than Florida.

18.04.2024 4

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No man is entitled to a woman’s companionship

Women’s lives are too high a price to pay for a man’s ego.

16.04.2024 5

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A diss track, then a rapper’s unexpected apology, shake up hip-hop

The rapper J. Cole apologized to Kendrick Lamar for a diss track on his recent album. What happened next shook hip-hop — and was a good thing.

13.04.2024 8

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Who wants to be an election worker in 2024? After 2020, too few people.

Trump's many lies and conspiracy theories of 2020 are again having repercussions in a crucial election year.

11.04.2024 5

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Trump’s claim that he’s against a federal abortion ban is a lie

Abortion isn’t a winning issue for Republicans. That’s the only reason Trump punted — for now — on his party’s most extreme opposition to...

09.04.2024 5

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An unexpected glimmer of hope in a dark political moment

In Oklahoma, where Trump won every county in two presidential elections, one of his acolytes was voted out of office for divisive beliefs similar to...

07.04.2024 20

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Lauryn Hill deserves to be more than a social media punchline

This is a nation that loves to disparage Black women, and I should know better than to contribute to it.

04.04.2024 5

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Louis Gossett Jr.’s forgotten gem — a ‘comedy’ about slavery

In ‘Skin Game,’ the late actor gave a performance as nuanced and poignant as any in his long and varied career.

02.04.2024 4

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No, DEI didn’t cause the Baltimore bridge collapse

Some Republican politicians are pushing a false and racist narrative that diversity and inclusion efforts are endangering the nation.

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Child sexual abuse and the complicity of silence at Nickelodeon

“Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” is one of the most disturbing documentaries released this year. What it isn’t is surprising.

28.03.2024 2

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Remembering trailblazing Boston journalist Sarah-Ann Shaw

Long after her retirement, she remained the doyenne of Boston’s Black journalists and was never too busy to share a reassuring word or her...

26.03.2024 4

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Americans are unhappier than ever

The World Happiness Report is out. Americans have slipped from the top 20. The culprit? Inequality.

24.03.2024 9

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The last time Trump feared Republicans would turn against him

Here’s a remarkable thing about Donald Trump’s upcoming hush-money trial in New York. This case exists only because Trump once believed that there...

21.03.2024 4

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Hollywood tries a new role — gun safety advocacy

For decades, TV and movies have glorified guns as cool and fun. Are recent attempts to incorporate gun security measures into storylines too little...

19.03.2024 3

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Trump says he’s ready to debate Biden. Don’t believe him.

Donald Trump wants to expose President Bident's alleged mental acuity issues. But in a debate, he would also expose himself to difficult...

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Donald Trump’s mockery of President Biden’s stutter is disgusting. So, too, is the laughter of those who think Trump is funny.

At a recent campaign rally in Georgia, Donald Trump mocked President Biden's lifelong stutter. It’s certainly not the first time Trump has...

14.03.2024 5

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Katie Britt isn’t the only one who owes a sex trafficking survivor an apology

By exploiting Karla Jacinto’s story for political purposes, Republicans showed their disdain for victims and the truth.

12.03.2024 3

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Michelle Obama is not coming to save us

The upcoming election is less a popularity contest between two old men than a battle between two warring political ideologies — democracy and...

10.03.2024 10

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No asterisk for college basketball star Caitlin Clark

Caitlin Clark, the phenomenal University of Iowa basketball guard, is the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I college basketball history....

07.03.2024 4

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An undocumented immigrant was arrested for allegedly killing a college student. Now Latinos are facing harassment and threats.

When a white person commits a crime, only the accused is judged. But when the suspect is a person of color, people of color are treated as proxy...

05.03.2024 2

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Mitch McConnell has already been defeated — by Trump

Mitch McConnell will step down as Republican Senate leader at year’s end. But he’s already been defeated by Trump.

29.02.2024 3

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No, Trump, ‘the Black people’ aren’t on your side

The former president is deluding himself if he thinks Black people see his legal problems as proof that — like them — he’s a victim of...

27.02.2024 4

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Being a Republican means never having to say ‘I was wrong’

The Biden impeachment inquiry has been revealed as a fraud. It won’t stop the House GOP from plowing ahead anyway.

25.02.2024 10

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In a state that vilifies trans youth and gender identity, a nonbinary teen in Oklahoma dies after being assaulted in a school bathroom

There’s zero evidence that gender identity has eroded anything except the safety of trans and nonbinary people.

23.02.2024 10

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When freedom’s leaders die, the movements they championed must continue

Years before his suspicious death, Alexei Navalny recognized that the pursuit of freedom is bigger than one person.

20.02.2024 4

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Beyoncé is releasing a country album. Nashville had better buckle up.

This isn’t the first time the singer has embraced country music, but its mostly white fan base has yet to embrace her.

18.02.2024 10

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The media’s own memory problems

Biden’s age is not a bigger problem than a presumptive Republican nominee facing 91 federal felony counts in four jurisdictions.

16.02.2024 8

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If we want to talk about old age, let’s really talk about old age

A special counsel’s unnecessary asides about Biden’s memory amplify our own fears about the ravages of aging.

13.02.2024 3

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It’s corporate America’s most disingenuous time of the year — Black History Month

It’s impossible to ignore the dissonance between performative celebrations of Black history and the dismantling of efforts to make corporate America...

11.02.2024 10

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It’s OK, Beyoncé. Prince never won an Album of the Year Grammy either.

Generally speaking, the Grammys have a tendency to get it wrong a lot, especially in its biggest category.

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A shamefully tepid US response to the killing of a Palestinian American teen in the West Bank

Does Tawfic Abdel Jabbar’s heritage make him less worthy of American compassion and demands for justice?

06.02.2024 3

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Stop policing Black women’s comportment

The objection isn’t with what we say or how we say it. It’s that we dare to exist at all.

03.02.2024 10

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The desecration of a Jackie Robinson statue wasn’t a prank. It was an act of hate.

The statue was desecrated with a level of malice that seemed to evoke the extreme violence that has targeted Black people for centuries.

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Haley won’t be the GOP nominee. But she can continue to be a thorn in Trump’s side.

Add Haley to the list of women who’ve gotten under Trump’s thin skin by challenging his sense of authority.

30.01.2024 2

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A shady conservative group wants to make Biden’s Black support go up in smoke

A proposed FDA ban on menthol cigarettes may become a 2024 election talking point — but not because Republicans suddenly care about Black people’s...

27.01.2024 9

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Lloyd Austin isn’t talking about his prostate cancer. But it could make a difference for other men if he did.

Austin should extol the merits of early detection and try to allay the fears too many men feel concerning prostate exams.

26.01.2024 10

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Hoping to be Trump’s VP pick, Tim Scott puts a ring on it

The Republican senator’s sudden engagement signals that he doesn’t want innuendo about his life to keep getting in the way of his ambitions.

23.01.2024 7

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To distinguish herself from Trump, Haley needs to renounce racism instead of denying its existence

Too bad her political ambitions get in the way of speaking the truth.

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A 40-year drought for Black leading comedic actresses ends at the Emmys at last

Let’s hope it won’t take another 40 years for it to happen again.

19.01.2024 8

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Why are men so triggered by Taylor Swift?

So long as Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs continue their playoff run, insecure men will have a lot to complain about.

16.01.2024 5

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In praise of adults who play

Because why should kids have all the fun?

14.01.2024 10

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Forget #CoupleGoals. Michelle Obama is talking (again) about relationship realities.

Whatever has been said or written about the Obamas — and there has been plenty — few have questioned the solidity of their marriage or affection...

12.01.2024 8

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Austin going AWOL does Biden no favors

The defense secretary’s lack of transparency about his hospitalization is an unintended gift to Republicans.

09.01.2024 2

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The forever presidential election

Forget 2024 election fatigue. We’re still dealing with the never-ending aftermath of the 2020 general election.

06.01.2024 10

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An unwillingness to accept a Black woman as Harvard’s president led to Claudine Gay’s resignation

From the moment she was named as the first Black person and only the second woman chosen to lead Harvard, the clock was ticking on Gay's...

04.01.2024 5

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A year that began with domestic violence ended with domestic violence

Statewide in 2023, domestic violence homicides left few communities immune from mourning and heartache.

03.01.2024 10

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Downplaying the horrors of slavery will never erase its stain or America’s shame

A Texas woman thinks there’s just too much talk about slavery on tours of the former slave plantation.

22.12.2023 9

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In this season of hope, a year of sorrow ends for the trans community

75 anti-LGBTQ laws passed in 2023. But the worst attacks against this marginalized community weren’t in Republican-led state houses.

22.12.2023 10

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At this year’s holiday table, heated debates will be on the menu

Wars, presidential politics, throwback fascism, and Taylor Swift — hey, at least there will be lots to talk about.

19.12.2023 2

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