The Name You Were Never Supposed to Learn If watching what’s happening now doesn’t convince you of the power of photography, then you need to know the name Florestine Perot Collins. The moment you understand what she did, the real question becomes why her story was never placed front and center in classrooms across this […]
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A Sentence That Explains the Fear “Violence is as American as cherry pie.” That sentence alone explains why this country never knew what to do with Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin. It wasn’t a call to chaos, it was a mirror, and America has always struggled with mirrors that tell the truth. Most people were taught a
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Here We Go Again Hang around and get your snacks ready, America, because Congress looks like it’s about to shut the entire kitchen down again. We are officially counting down to another government shutdown in January 2026, and the clock is already loud. This came right after we survived the longest government shutdown in history,
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When Belief Turns Into Experience I didn’t really believe in karma until I started working for hospice and volunteering there. Before that, karma felt abstract, like something people said to make sense of good luck or bad breaks. But standing in rooms where people were taking their last breath stripped all the philosophy away. Death
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Section One: Language as the Original Weapon Before chains, before ships, before laws, there was language. Calling a Black human being a “slave” was not a neutral description of labor status; it was an ideological crime. It stripped identity, history, and humanity in a single word. No human being is born a slave. Slavery is
Nigerian authorities have reported that world-famous boxer Anthony Joshua was involved in a serious road accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway when the vehicle he was riding in lost control. According to the Federal Road Safety Corps of Nigeria, the Lexus SUV was traveling at excessive speed. Authorities say the driver attempted an improper overtaking maneuver.
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Section One: A Rule That Sounds Small but Wasn’t For decades, drums were effectively forbidden in mainstream country music. From the 1920s, when radio became the dominant way Americans consumed music, through well into the 1960s, any hint of a backbeat could get a song pulled from country radio. Even more striking, performers were banned
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Section One: Beyond Legends Hip hop has gods, legends, and pioneers, but then there is KRS-One. His presence in hip hop is not just historical, it is foundational. If you think you know hip hop, KRS-One forces you to rethink what you mean by knowing it. He didn’t just contribute to the culture; he challenged
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Section One: When Delay Feels Like Failure Most of us are trained to see delays as mistakes. If we miss the bus, arrive late, or fall behind schedule, we assume something went wrong. We blame ourselves, the timing, or the world. Modern life teaches us that speed equals success and interruption equals failure. But that
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Section One: Denial Versus Design When Donald Trump says we do not live in a racist society, that claim collapses under even light scrutiny. Racism today does not always announce itself with slurs or signs; it often hides behind policy, standards, and so-called neutrality. One of the clearest examples is higher education and professional gatekeeping.
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