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  • Why Black America Should Be Concerned COVID-19 Vaccine Will be Harder To Get

    Why Black America Should Be Concerned COVID-19 Vaccine Will be Harder To Get

    Secretary Kennedy’s appointment led to fears that vaccine availability would be curtailed. Those fears are now being realized.

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    Wayne Washington






    Published

    May 23, 2025
  • Diddy Plays the Race Card, But Black Folks Have Bigger Fish To Fry

    Diddy Plays the Race Card, But Black Folks Have Bigger Fish To Fry

    Oftentimes poor Black folk who are mistreated by the criminal justice system won’t have a “team” of lawyers fighting for them.

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    Wayne Washington






    Published

    May 7, 2025
  • Why Shedeur Sanders Getting Chosen For the Fifth Draft Round is Just More NFL Racism at Work

    Sanders was passed over three rounds in the NFL draft in favor of QBs who aren’t nearly as good as he is.

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    Wayne Washington






    Published

    April 26, 2025
  • Clown Keep Your Job! Stephen A. Smith Is No Barack Obama, But Here’s The Real Reason He Should Never Run For President

    It isn’t just buffoonery for Stephen A. to spout off about running for president; it’s insulting.

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    Wayne Washington






    Published

    April 9, 2025
  • Kill the Hate…Give Dawn Staley Her Flowers This March Madness

    The University of South Carolina’s head basketball coach deserves every bit of the props her detractors refuse to give her.

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    Wayne Washington






    Published

    March 5, 2025
  • Why Video of White Woman Dragged Out of Republican Event Is A Terrifying Sign For Black America

    The viral video has Black folks buzzing about how it would’ve been far worse had it been a Black woman.

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    Wayne Washington






    Published

    February 27, 2025
  • The Election ShowedThey Really Don’t Like Us (You Knew), But Here’s Tips for Black Folks to Get Back to Living Our Best Life

    Exit poll results, make it clear that if the Dred Scott decision were issued today, there’d be partying in these streets, but here’s how thrive, despite it all.

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    Wayne Washington






    Published

    December 4, 2024
  • Polls: Jewish Voters Overwhelming Stuck with Kamala Harris, But What about Muslims?

    American Jews have a long history of supporting Black Americans as they pushed for an end to segregation and for equal opportunity.

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    Wayne Washington






    Published

    November 12, 2024
  • What Black People Are Saying About Kamala Harris and the Election When No one else is Around

    Black People to Black Men: You owe us for Obama. When it comes to Black men and VP Harris, loyalty may not be a two-way street.

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    Wayne Washington






    Published

    October 29, 2024
  • Obama Said What Black People Have Been Thinking: Sexism Is Why Black Men Are Soft On Kamala

    Only Obama could call BS on some Black men refusing to back Vice President Kamala Harris for reasons that aren’t rooted in sexism.

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    Wayne Washington






    Published

    October 11, 2024
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