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    What I’ve learned from my Social Media Fast

    By Marlon RiceFor the past four years, I have decided to take the first month of the year as a time to abstain from social media. I have done different fasts during the first month of the year. No meat, No Dairy, No Alcohol...
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    George Santos: An American Story

    by Marlon Rice I saw the picture of Congressman George Santos flashing the white power sign while voting in the House Chamber.The action was blatant and disgusting. It went viral in a matter of minutes, and in a matter of hours, there were posted reactions...
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    Is the Trojan Horse Wearing Red?

    I want to bring to your attention a phenomenon that occurred during last November’s...
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    Some Folk That Keep Our Children Safe

    One summer night in 1988, I and some friends from the block were hanging...
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    A Gift for our New Neighbors

    This past Saturday, I played Santa through Bed Stuy’s streets.Let me explain. Bed Stuy Restoration...
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    What Do We Do With Our Lost?

    Drop Squad was a movie released in 1994. It was a political satire about...
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    Mary Jane has Gone Gray

    By Marlon Rice About a month ago, I stopped at a bodega in Bedford Stuyvesant...
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    The Weight of the Black Word

    By Marlon Rice In a 1965 Playboy article, Heavyweight Champion Muhammed Ali was asked about...
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    Street Culture is NOT Black Culture!

    by Marlon RiceOn November 1st, rapper Takeoff from the group The Migos was shot...
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    Lift Every Voice!

    In the 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama received 69,498,516 votes on his way to...
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    Quarantine Has Created Possibilities

    In New York State, parents of school-aged children had the option to choose if...
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    Why You Should Stay Away From Borough Park

    Thinker’s NotebookMarlon Rice People in my neighborhood are pretty responsible when it comes to Covid.Walking...
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    An Ode to the Children of the 80’s

    Thinker’s NotebookMarlon RiceI grew up in the 80’s. The 80’s were an interesting decade,...
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    The Lesson in the Mural

    I just got off of the phone with a beautiful group of men and...
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