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Flashback to the 1930s: Racism Rebranded, Democracy Unraveled—Where Do We Go From Here?

By Edrea Davis – In the 1930s, Germany didn’t collapse overnight or simply hand the reins over to Adolf Hitler. It crumbled slowly, legally, and with the consent of millions who watched democracy erode—believing their institutions were too strong to fail. Democracy gave way to dictatorship not through a sudden coup, but through laws, propaganda, […]

Opinion: The Attempted Erasure of a Black War Hero: U.S. Army Removes Charles C. Rogers’ Medal of Honor Page, Replaces ‘Medal’ with ‘DEI’

White Nationalists Are Trying to Erase Black History-Our Ancestors Taught Us to Fight Back

By Edrea Davis – Thanks to civil rights leader, Melanie L. Campbell, I had the privilege of being with Dr. Dorothy Irene Height at NCNW headquarters on the night Barack Obama was elected President in 2008. As the nation celebrated, I watched tears roll down her cheeks. “I never thought I’d see the day,” she […]

Trump’s Immigration Policy in a Racist Nutshell: Refugees If You’re White, Criminals If You’re Not