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December 3rd, 2024

J. Pharoah Doss:   Does Biden’s Native American boarding school apology make a difference?

First- and second-grade students sit in a classroom at the former Genoa Indian Industrial School in Genoa, Neb. Researchers are now trying to locate the bodies of more than 80 Native American children buried near the school. National Archives/AP Few US presidents have formally apologized to Americans for the “sins” of previous administrations. In 1976, President … Continued

November 29th, 2024

Trump’s next HUD secretary would have a lot to do to address the history of racist housing policy – and Trump’s own comments and history suggest that’s unlikely

Civil rights marchers protest housing discrimination in Chicago on Aug. 2, 1966. AP Photo by Colin Gordon, University of Iowa Donald Trump has picked former football player Scott Turner to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. While not much is known about Turner’s positions as he awaits confirmation by the Senate, Trump’s … Continued

November 25th, 2024

J. Pharoah Doss: With an intelligentsia like this who needs idiots?

Several Black political commentators consider themselves the “talented tenth.” W.E.B. Dubois coined the term “talented tenth” at the turn of the twentieth century. Between 1865 and 1900, the majority of Black Americans received industrial education. Dubois believed that 10 percent of the most outstanding Black Americans should pursue higher education and that “talented tenth” would … Continued

November 18th, 2024

J. Pharoah Doss: No great surprise Harris lost

Two days before the 2024 presidential election, an ABC/Ipsos survey found Democratic nominee and current Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of Republican challenger and former President Donald Trump by three percentage points. On Election Day, Harris supporters were confident the vice president would defeat the former president because he was impeached twice and charged with … Continued

November 12th, 2024

J. Pharoah Doss: Ta-Nehisi Coates’ poor American parallels

The Message, a new book by award-winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates, includes a contentious essay about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Coates concluded that the dispute isn’t complicated. It’s a simple matter of right and wrong—and Israel is wrong. Coates never mentioned in his book that Israel is surrounded by nations seeking to eradicate it and is constantly … Continued


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Bishop William J. Barber II Shares His Thoughts About What He'd Like to See at The 2024 DNC

Chicago Defender Managing Editor Tacuma Roeback caught up with the influential Bishop William J. Barber II while the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. In this insightful interview, Bishop Barber, ...a renowned minister, social activist, and professor at Yale Divinity School, shares why he's in Chicago and discusses his ongoing fight for social justice through the Poor People's Campaign and Repairers of the Breach.[+] Show More
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