Oklahoma has been previewing and promoting Trump’s agenda long before his second presidential term began in January, but it appears the chickens are finally coming home to roost as the state absorbs the impact of potential cuts to federal funding and jobs. Despite being the only state in the nation where all 77 counties selected […]

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Fair warning—I’m about to be very direct with my opinion. I watch MSNBC because I trust the Black voices on the network. I appreciate the analysis from Joy Reid, Rev. Al Sharpton, Symone Sanders-Townsend, Jonathan Capehart, and others. Why? Because they see the world through a lens I can relate to. As Black journalists, they […]

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Most people watching the Super Bowl didn't see it, but for a brief moment, one of Kendrick Lamar's performers broke from their routine and began waving a Sudanese and Palestinian flag before being violently removed and arrested. Trump was in attendance. For the crime of peacefully raising awareness to the genocides happening in Sudan and […]

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Since the days of forced removal from the motherland, displaced Africans have questioned the possibility of returning to Africa. Many independent and conjoining movements explored the idea throughout American and Western history. Marcus Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association in 1914. The organization rooted itself in racial pride and aimed to create an independent […]

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On January 6, 2021, the heart of American democracy was attacked. Amid the chaos, Capitol Police officers—many of whom had taken an oath to protect and serve—faced an unprecedented onslaught. Their shields were battered, their bodies beaten, their calls for backup drowned out by the chants of an enraged mob. Five officers lost their lives […]

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