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The Trump Party
It’s months from the conventions, but if today is any indicator, the results are all but guaranteed. No matter the results of the election, the impact in the Republican Party is clear. After years of… Full Transcript
The Invisible Man
You Can’t Bully Me
Mondo Mourned
He was born David Rice, and in his youth, he joined an offshoot of the Black Panther Party, a decision that would change his life’s trajectory. For, when he and another young man, Edward Poindexter,… Full Transcript
Unleash The Beast
In a recent column on the pending election, I wrote that one needn’t worry about billionaire presidential candidate, Donald Trump, who wouldn’t last. I was wrong. I seriously underestimated Trump’s ability to pummel and maim… Full Transcript
Voting for Your Pain
An election is occurring tonight. It’s a primary, one of dozens to come. It matters not where — or, for the most part, even who. Elections are public expressions of emotion, as in ‘who do… Full Transcript
Solidarity
All Life is Precious
The Children of Perdition
The recent decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in Montgomery v. Louisiana (which made its previous Miller v. Alabama ruling (regarding life terms for juveniles retroactive), shined a harsh light on the systems which utilized… Full Transcript
Equality
Mandatory Life Without Parole May Violate 8th Amendment Under Miller
Abu-Jamal v. Kerestes Re Transcripts Interview
Last of the Angola Three: Free
Several days ago, Albert Woodfox, the last of the Angola 3, walked free. Albert Woodfox has the dubious distinction of having spent 43 years in the Hole — solitary confinement– in the infamous prison farm… Full Transcript
Savior’s Day Speech 2016
Dear Brothers & Sisters: I greet you as taught by the Honorable Elijah Muhammad, with the words of peace: As-Salaam Alaykum! I thank Brother Minister Farrakhan for his generosity and kindness: for his invitation that… Full Transcript
They Came in the Morning
We Don’t Need Another Moderate
With the passing of the hard-right ideologue Supreme Court Justice Antonio Scalia, President Obama has an opportunity to shape and sharpen the debate in the coming presidential election. But he’ll need to resist the corporate… Full Transcript