By Brian Figeroux, Esq. January 2025, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders that have significant implications for civil rights in the United States. These actions, encompassing areas such as diversity initiatives, immigration policies, and LGBTQ+ rights, represent a marked shift in federal policy. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a staunch advocate for […]
By Gabe Ortiz, America’s Voice President-elect Donald Trump confirmed reports that he plans to declare a legally dubious national emergency when he returns to power in January 2025, this time in order to carry out the “bloody” detention and mass deportation of millions of our undocumented neighbors, and likely some U.S. citizens as well. In […]
By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: Anna Moneymaker / Shutterstock.com Elon Musk, the CEO of companies like Tesla, SpaceX, and the owner of the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), has been a polarizing figure in recent years. His statements and actions have raised concerns among marginalized communities, including Black individuals, women, and LGBTQ+ […]
By Beverly Moran, THE CONVERSATION The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into law during his first term as president, will expire on Dec. 31, 2024. As Trump and Republicans prepare to negotiate new tax cuts in 2025, it’s worth gleaning lessons from the president-elect’s first set of cuts. The […]
By Dr Ron Daniels, Vantage Point Vignette | Photo by A.I The Democrats lost the 2024 presidential election in part because Biden failed to boldly tell the story of the historic selection of the first Black woman as Vice-President, the appointment of the first Black woman to the Supreme Court and to emphasize a range […]
By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: Everett Collection / shutterstock.com Black Friday is widely recognized today as a day of shopping extravagance, marked by deep discounts and massive sales. However, the origins of Black Friday are far more complex and layered than the modern consumer-driven narrative. This article examines the history of Black Friday, […]
Editorial credit: Alex Photo Stock / shutterstock.com Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies like ChatGPT are at the forefront of the digital revolution, providing users with answers, insights, and creative content. However, as with any tool shaped by human design, AI systems are not immune to censorship or racial bias. These issues can significantly undermine trust […]
By Reuven Blau, THE CITY | Photo Courtesy THE CITY After a damning revelation eight years ago, state leaders changed the make-up of the Parole Board to combat inequality. It didn’t help. Black and Hispanic people in New York state prisons have a much higher chance to be denied parole than whites over the past […]
By Ron Cheong |Photo by A.I. The election of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States, with Republican control of the Senate and probably the House, is likely to bring sweeping, heavy-handed changes, staffing his Administration with like-minded people and purging professional staffing at government agencies, including the military, justice department, law […]
By Ron Cheong |Photo by A.I. Many will be pouring over the statistics of the November 5th election, trying to find out why America took such a dark turn. That was how this article would have started, and we shall touch on some of that. But then the realization struck that examining the visible symptoms […]