Tuesday
Jun302026

JD Vance Thought Faith Was for Fools. The Black Church Knew Better.

JD Vance once believed only dumb people were religious. His new book, Communion, exposes a cultural blind spot the Black church has challenged for centuries.

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Tuesday
Jun302026

Karmelo Anthony Verdict: The Jury Took Two Hours. The Internet Took Less.

EEW Magazine looks at the Karmelo Anthony verdict alongside the Covington Catholic controversy and the Duke lacrosse case, and asks what discernment looks like when a story arrives already wearing a label we recognize.

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Tuesday
Jun302026

As the Obama Presidential Center Opens, the South Side Counts the Cost

The $850 million campus opens on Juneteenth with a $30 admission ticket, a $1 million endowment balance, rising rents in the surrounding neighborhoods, and Black-owned subcontractors still waiting to be paid.

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Tuesday
Jun302026

They Called It a Blessing. It Was a Scam.

A reality-TV couple turned the language of the faith community into a $30 million pyramid scheme aimed at Black believers. Their 40-year sentences close the legal case and open a harder one for the church.

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Tuesday
Jun302026

5 Takeaways from the DNC's Long-Awaited 2024 Election Autopsy

The Democratic Party finally releaseThe DNC finally released its 192-page 2024 election autopsy. Here are five key takeaways on Kamala Harris's campaign shortfalls, messaging failures, and what Republicans did right.

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Tuesday
Jun302026

AI Was Already Here. You Just Couldn't See It.

Artificial intelligence has been shaping everyday life for years. What changed is who can access it and what that access is costing people who never asked for it in the first place.

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Tuesday
Jun302026

The Problem With Calling Modern America “Jim Crow 2.0”

From the violent overthrow of Black political power in Wilmington in 1898 to the murder of Black voter Maceo Snipes in 1946, the historical record reveals a level of racial exclusion and terror that modern America, for all of its tensions and inequities, no longer structurally resembles.

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Tuesday
Jun302026

The Gerrymandering Wars and the Language of Political Fear

As battles over gerrymandering intensify across America, political rhetoric has grown increasingly emotional and apocalyptic. Both parties have resorted to using fear-based language to mobilize supporters, blur the line between fact and framing, and shape public perception.

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Tuesday
Jun302026

Supreme Court strikes down Colorado ban on conversion therapy for minors

The decision invalidates a 2019 Colorado law that prohibited mental health professionals from engaging in practices aimed at changing a minor’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Similar laws exist in more than 20 states.

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Tuesday
Jun302026

Key quotes from the Rev. Jesse Jackson that define his political views

He spoke tirelessly for the poor and marginalized on issues from voting rights to housing. Jackson also gave numerous speeches as the leader of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and as a presidential candidate in the 1980s. In his later years, he did the same for the Black Lives Matter movement. 

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