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J. Pharoah Doss: Right-wing simpletons, self-immolators, and flame fanners

HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST OWEI LAKEMFA Constance Garnett translated the majority of Russian literature into English in the first half of the twentieth century. After translating...

J. Pharoah Doss: Black-on-Black amnesia

Last month, CNN contributor Van Jones appeared on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher and discussed the murder rates of young Black males across...

J. Pharoah Doss: The congresswoman, CAIR, and the benefit of the doubt

SUMMER LEE On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a surprise attack from Gaza on Israel. Hamas terrorists massacred 1,200 people and took 250 hostages. A month...

J. Pharoah Doss: The comedian, the Christian, and shock value

DAVID LUCAS During a comedy show, Black comic David Lucas made a joke about George Floyd while battling a Black heckler in front of a...

J. Pharoah Doss: Would conservatives prefer a Super Bowl rendition of ‘If We Must Die?’

CLAUDE MCKAY Once again, the “Black National Anthem—Lift Every Voice and Sing” was performed before the Super Bowl, and, once again, conservatives expressed their displeasure...

J. Pharoah Doss: Coming full circle with Ibram X Kendi  

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi spoke at the Aspen Ideas Festival in 2019 about his book How to Be an Antiracist. During the Q&A, a...

J. Pharoah Doss: Genocidal intent, uncertainty, and dereliction of duty

Judges take their seats prior to the hearing of Israel’s defense at the International Court of Justice on Jan. 12, 2024. Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty...

J. Pharoah Doss: The arc of the moral universe bends towards equity or equality?

THE REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. is welcomed with a kiss by his wife Coretta after leaving court in Montgomery, Ala., March 22,...

J. Pharoah Doss: California proposes to ban youth tackle football?

Adobe Stock Photo According to the Associated Press, a proposal in California to ban youth tackle football has cleared its first legislative hurdle. A heightened...

J. Pharoah Doss:  What’s the difference between a rioter and an insurrectionist?

Getty Images Last month, the Colorado Supreme Court decided 4-3 that former US President Donald Trump was unable to run for president on their state's...

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