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Against the Grain II

April 23, 2024

The Democratic Partyseverely lacks media savvy Vaughn Wilson If you let the right wing tell it, Joe Biden is ruining America. America has to be saved. We need to get back to old values and old political maneuverings. The Republican Party has a well-oiled media machine that can run with both

Miscarriage is not a crime, medically necessary abortion should not be either

February 9, 2024

Julianne Malveaux Brittany Watts wasn’t seeking an abortion. At 21 weeks, she sought medical care at nearby Mercy Health-St. Joseph’s Hospital in Warren, Ohio. A doctor told Watts that her water had broken prematurely, that her fetus was dead, and that she had to have labor induced. Then, doctors entered

Social justice is the fight for human dignity

February 9, 2024

David W. Marshall It didn’t take long for Pope Francis to get under Donald Trump’s skin. During his flight back to Rome after a visit to Mexico, the pope said during an interview: “A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not bridges, is not

Against the Grain II

February 9, 2024

Blacks must make a big deal out of Black History Month Vaughn Wilson In Florida and around the country, seemingly unprecedented efforts have been made in the political realm to constrain the teaching of Black History. Educational regulations have been forwarded to school districts with severe penalties for telling the

Getting Black males into the K-12 classroom

February 9, 2024

David W. Marshall Despite the changing society we live in, the honor of being a teacher will never change. Knowing that a teacher can shape the young minds of children for a lifetime is a reward in itself. Both the student and society benefits when a teacher is successful in

Honor Rosa Parks, not through words, but action

February 9, 2024

Bakari Height February 4 is Rosa Parks’ birthday. It is also Transit Equity Day. These days are tied together because Rosa Parks is an iconic figure among many of the civil rights era who chose the tactic of refusing to give up her seat on the bus. And transit advocates,

Against the Grain II

February 9, 2024

FAMU and FSU fans must put aside the differences born in the segregation era Vaughn Wilson For decades, FAMU and FSU fans have had some feuds. The root of the issue came specifically when talk of FSU taking over FAMU and absorbing their programs was elevated in the 1960s and

In the gap between January 6 and MLK Day, once forbidden history offers hope

January 26, 2024

Ben Jealous Even Ron DeSantis had to admit, when pressed at a CNN townhall, January 6 was a bad day for America. Invariably, following the recent anniversary of the insurrection, we’re forced to ask ourselves: Will we ever be able to pull this country back together again? It’s a reasonable question.

What does Claudine Gay mean to me

January 26, 2024

Julianne Malveaux When Claudine Gay, Ph.D., was named the first Black President of Harvard University, and only the second woman, I was pleased. Familiar with her record as Dean of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and aware of the rigorous process that narrowed more than 600 applicants or

My opinion

January 26, 2024

FAMUans deserve bettertransparency in head coach search Vaughn Wilson Since the Jan.1 announcement that Willie Simmons was stepping down as head football coach of the Rattlers, the Rattler nation has been in a whirlwind. Barely two weeks after winning the HBCU national championship in the Celebration Bowl, a wrench was