OPINION | On the come up
I criticize this bold new city of the South consistently, but I’m not above applauding when ovation is due. And, Jacksonville, ovation is due.
I criticize this bold new city of the South consistently, but I’m not above applauding when ovation is due. And, Jacksonville, ovation is due.
Recent legislative measures target the very existence of marginalized groups.
Florida Republicans are stripping people of safety, bodily autonomy and dignity while masquerading as choice.
College DEI programs provide safe space and solace for those of us looking for community in a dominant culture that’s hostile to difference.
The real change lies in who’s elected to the down ballot races. We have 19 seats on our City Council, and only four incumbents are running unopposed or against a write-in candidate, guaranteeing their return to the Council.
What came home from school was a list of people, places, or things the students could portray. Out of two dozen options, only four were Black people.
The hashtags that now date back a decade, and centuries of crimes against humanity, are the reason A.P. African American Studies is necessary.
The U.S. workforce suffers from the unwillingness of corporations to pay workers a wage that signifies value, worth, dignity and respect.
Banning books eliminates an opportunity for students to expand beyond their own surroundings and worldview.
“Take ‘Em Down!” is an ineffectual narrative strategy to effect change. Is it a demand of adamance? Absolutely. A passionate plea for empathy? Of course. A spirited rallying cry, pithy enough for posters and T-shirts, and to fit into the mouths of young protesters who chant the phrase while elder dissenters offer themselves to the law as a martyr for