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[ May 27, 2026 ] Day of Action for Voting Rights – Evening Strategy Session at Mt. Helm Local
[ May 27, 2026 ] “The Fight Is Far From Over” – Thousands rally in Jackson for Voting Rights across the South Local
[ May 27, 2026 ] Republicans are rushing to redraw districts before midterms. Here’s where things stand News
[ May 27, 2026 ] Commentary: Scared Politicians are redrawing voting districts; however American voters know what is right National
[ May 21, 2026 ] Returning to the Crime Scene: Black Mississippians and others rise again for voting rights Local

Commentary: Scared Politicians are redrawing voting districts; however American voters know what is right

By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D., President Emeritus, Teen Mentoring Committee of Ohio, It is today but some people want it to be yesterday. Some would like to turn back the clock. There are those […]

History Started Here’ – A new Voting Rights Movement rises in Selma and Montgomery

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By Shauna Stuart, For the Birmingham Times, When the Rev. Otis Dion Culliver, pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church, got the request to host the mass meeting for a national day of action to mobilize a new […]

Black Americans face a new fight for racial representation after justices’ Voting Rights Act ruling

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By Leah Willingham, Jack Brook, Sophie Bates and Jeff Amy, Associated Press, At 16, Edward Blackmon Jr. was arrested during a protest for voting rights in his Mississippi hometown. He was loaded with schoolmates into […]

Transparency is the Oxygen of Accountability – In Partnership with American Community Media – National Briefing Series

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By Ayesha K. Mustafaa, Contributing Writer, “You Have the Right”: Utilizing and Preserving the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution Protections for Citizens and Journalists The American Community Media’s (ACoM) weekly briefing for April 24, […]

American Community Media’s National News Briefing … – “From Oil Shock to Checkout Lines: U.S.-Iran War drives global spike in consumer costs”

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By Ayesha K. Mustafaa, Contributing Writer, The American Community Media briefing Friday, April 17, 2026, continued in giving insight on the US/Iran War. The speakers of the one-hour briefing clarified the premise that this war […]

Unforeseen consequences of a ban on Birthright Citizenship – In partnership with American Community Media – National Briefing Series

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, On his very first day in office — January 20, 2025 — President Donald Trump signed an executive order denying US citizenship to babies born to undocumented parents and “lawful […]

Commentary: Is No Kings becoming a movement and will you be a part of it?

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By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. President Emeritus, Teen Mentoring Committee of Ohio, It is more than an assertion or an assumption that the United States of America is not faring well now. Regardless of […]

Michael B. Jordan wins the Oscar and shouts out Denzel Washington, Halle Berry and more: ‘I stand here because of the people who came before me’

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By Rebecca Rubin, Variety, Michael B. Jordan has won the first Oscar of his career, taking home the lead actor statue for playing twin brothers Smoke and Stack in the supernatural thriller “Sinners.” His victory makes him […]

Commentary: 61st Anniversary of Selma’s Bloody Sunday comes in more dark times – Thousands gather on the Edmund Pettus Bridge with Voting Rights again hanging in the balance

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, Leading up to the capstone event of the 61st Bridge Crossing Jubilee weekend, there had been four days packed with solemn remembrances, prayer, education, training, singing, mock-trials, roundtables, and various-themed […]

What makes us laugh in dark times–humor as an antidote to fear – In partnership with American Community Media – National Briefing Series

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By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, In moments of uncertainty, comedy and satire help communities process fear, challenge power, and find connection. Humor is deeply empowering. It gives us agency in the face of anxiety and […]