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Citizenship in the Age of Emerging Technologies

By Mary Alice MillerYour friendly neighborhood tech bro may know something the rest of us don’t.In a recent New York Times article, Silicon Valley tech founders and investors limit their own children’s access to screen time.Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates did not give his children...
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The Nation Needs MLK Jr.

Last week, Dr. Bernice A. King, CEO of The King Center in Atlanta, Ga., announced a schedule of programs and events in celebration of this year's King Holiday Observance, commemorating what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 97th birthday. The 2026 theme is...

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Trump Fills His “Enemies List” with Black People

By Mary Alice MillerTrump’s 21st century version of President Richard Nixon’s ‘enemies list’ is...
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View From Here

Importance of Voting By David Mark Greaves October 24, 2024 This election is teaching us more about...
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View From Here

Oligarchic, Kleptocratic, Kakistocracy By David Mark Greaves January 23, 2025 On a day of celebration of the...
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Black Experts Weigh in on Trump’s Return to the White House

With half of the country in disbelief, The Root spoke to experts about what...
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Vote! All of Us Are Haitian Now!

As we approach Black Solidarity Day and witness how an aspiring commander-in-hate and his...
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This Week, Conversations on Legacy and Community Empowerment

by Toni WilliamsBrooklyn Savvy enters its milestone 20th season with an extraordinary lineup of...
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Response to a Reader

Reprint from November 4, 2010To the Editor:I love the Bedford-Stuyvesant community. My family and...
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On Dr. John L. Flateau: “He Uplifted Us to Positions of Power”

Eric Gonzalez,Brooklyn District AttorneyThe collective of sorrow of the church -- as people came...
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Street Sanctuary, Solid Ground

by Bernice Elizabeth Green Brooklyn’s House of The Lord Church on Atlantic and Nevins was...
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How Do We Fight Back?

“Flesh on the Ground in the Trump Era” Part III of III By Talib Kweli...
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Viola Plummer, Last of Original December 12th Movement, Transitions

by Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large On the day after the January 15th death of Viola Plummer, friends...
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How Do We Fight Back?

“Flesh on the Ground in the Trump Era” By Talib Kweli Greene When Trump started his...
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