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  • NFL Insider Explains Why Teams Allegedly Passed on Shedeur Sanders, Igniting Black Twitter

    NFL Insider Explains Why Teams Allegedly Passed on Shedeur Sanders, Igniting Black Twitter

    Hall of Fame NFL Eric Dickerson says he knows why teams passed on Shedeur Sanders during draft

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    Brandon Pope






    Published

    August 24, 2025
  • Jasmine Crockett Just Reminded Us What Black Women’s Leadership Looks Like

    Jasmine Crockett Just Reminded Us What Black Women’s Leadership Looks Like

    Jasmine Crockett’s Senate campaign reminds us that real political change is never built in a single race.

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    Brandon Pope






    Published

    March 13, 2026
  • Justin J. Pearson on What the State of the Union Address Really Means for Black Folks

    Justin J. Pearson on What the State of the Union Address Really Means for Black Folks

    Tenn. politician Justin J. Pearson broke down exactly what all Black folks should take away from Trump’s State of the Union address on Feb. 24.

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    Brandon Pope






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    February 24, 2026
  • Why ICE Fatally Shooting a White Woman Will Make All the Difference In the World

    Why ICE Fatally Shooting a White Woman Will Make All the Difference In the World

    OPINION: Renee Nicole Good is not the first person an ICE agent has killed. But it’s the first that’s garnering collective outrage…for one reason.

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    Brandon Pope






    Published

    January 8, 2026
  • Former Obama Advisor Buys ‘The Root’ From G/O Media

    Former Obama Advisor Buys ‘The Root’ From G/O Media

    ‘The Root’ is returning to its roots, reestablishing its legacy as a trusted news source for the Black community.

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    Brandon Pope






    Published

    October 2, 2025
  • As Trump Goes to War With Iran, Black Americans Will Pay the Price

    As Trump Goes to War With Iran, Black Americans Will Pay the Price

    On the front lines and with a strain on their household budgets, Black Americans will bear the burden for President Donald Trump’s War in Iran.

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    Brandon Pope






    Published

    March 9, 2026
  • All the Symbolism You Missed in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show

    All the Symbolism You Missed in Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show

    Let’s get into it: Beneath the spectacle was a carefully constructed narrative about Puerto Rico, colonialism, and who gets included in the idea of “America.”

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    Brandon Pope






    Published

    February 9, 2026
  • How Economics is Pushing Some Black Celebrities to Take Refuge in the MAGA Movement

    How Economics is Pushing Some Black Celebrities to Take Refuge in the MAGA Movement

    A growing number of Black celebrities are aligning themselves with the MAGA movement, but it’s more about economics and staying relevant than politics.

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    Brandon Pope






    Published

    April 9, 2026
  • ‘How Long Not Long’ – The Promise and Warning of Dr. King’s Montgomery Speech Six Decades Later

    ‘How Long Not Long’ – The Promise and Warning of Dr. King’s Montgomery Speech Six Decades Later

    Today, 61 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous Alabama speech, “How Long, Not Long,” reminding us that the arc of the moral universe bends only when we bend it.

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    Brandon Pope






    Published

    March 25, 2026
  • On the 100th Anniversary of Black History Month, We’ve Come So Far — Yet Still Have So Far to Go

    On the 100th Anniversary of Black History Month, We’ve Come So Far — Yet Still Have So Far to Go

    OPINION: When Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded Negro History Week in 1926, he likely wouldn’t have imagined we’d still be celebrating his legacy a century later.

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    Brandon Pope






    Published

    February 23, 2026
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