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President Lyndon B. Johnson is credited with saying Democrats lost the South for a generation, but he didn’t say exactly that. When Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law on July 2, 1964, he reportedly told his aide, Bill Moyers, “I think we just delivered the South to the Republican Party for a long time to come.” Johnson, a Texan and a lifelong Democrat, under...

Legality and morality often sit at opposite ends of the spectrum. One need only look at the legacy of slavery, segregation, and racial discrimination in America to understand that point. With this context in mind, the announcement that no police officers will be arrested after the fatal shooting of Kohen Wiley, a 1-year-old Black baby, in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, M...

As of this writing, the Atlanta Dream lead the Golden State Valkyries 2–1 in a best-of-seven series. Angel Reese has recorded a double-double in all three games, and it’s easy to see that if Atlanta wins the Finals, Angel Reese is the likely MVP. Imagine if Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark won both the title and the MVP? Clark would be feted, Fox News would play highlights on...

During a 2016 campaign rally in Michigan, Donald Trump made his pitch to Black voters by asking, “What the hell do you have to lose?” A decade later, during his second presidential term, it’s clear that while Black Americans had a low level of wealth relative to other groups, they indeed had something to lose. According to a Federal Reserve report, Black American household we...

On April 6, 2026, I wrote a story about the No Kings Day protest held in Palm Coast, FL, where I live. The event was held the day before. I was driving past the designated protest intersection and saw a relatively large group of No Kings protesters, along with a few noticeable MAGA counter-protesters. I parked and spoke with a gentleman who called himself Fred Flintstone. Aft...