by Starlette Thomas | May 4, 2026 | Opinion
America was never a group project. In fact, in practice, the country acted independently of those indigenous to Turtle Island and created laws to ensure that Africans and African Americans could not contribute. This democratic project remains restricted to a...
by Starlette Thomas | Apr 13, 2026 | Opinion
In March, the United States voted against a United Nations General Assembly resolution identifying the European Transatlantic Slave Trade as the “gravest crime against humanity.” Calls for reparations, including the return of stolen artwork, were described as...
by Starlette Thomas | Mar 23, 2026 | Opinion
America is turning 250 in a few months and the Trump administration is taking its citizens down memory lane. Kidnapping and killing citizens and immigrants, converting warehouses to concentration camps, rolling back women’s rights, suppressing votes, and reengraving...
by Michael Chancellor | Aug 29, 2025 | Opinion
America was never great, but we had our moments. Now is not one of them. One of our earliest significant moments occurred when the Founding Fathers adopted the Declaration of Independence, followed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. However, these...
by Michelle Wahila | Jun 10, 2025 | Opinion
A single bead of sweat near my temple refused to fall. My gloved hands were far too dirty to brush it away, so I allowed it to repose serenely near the rose-colored handkerchief that was wrapped around my frizzy golden mane. I slumped into the wooden Adirondack chair...
