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Being White Can't Be Your Only Claim to Fame
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Being White Can't Be Your Only Claim to Fame

William Spivey Mar 21, 2025

What Are You Besides Your Skin Color?

The Looming Fear of a Disappearing Majority
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The Looming Fear of a Disappearing Majority

William Spivey Mar 20, 2025

What they fear most will come to pass

My Best Student Murdered Someone
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My Best Student Murdered Someone

LG Ware Mar 19, 2025

The most difficult part of teaching is watching a child go a path of no return

The Rules for Invites to the Cookout are Complicated
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The Rules for Invites to the Cookout are Complicated

Dr. Allison Wiltz Mar 19, 2025

Who’s invited is often debated. But this may be a good thing

The Legality of Deporting Campus Protestors
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The Legality of Deporting Campus Protestors

Jeffrey Kass Mar 18, 2025

A freedom of speech primer

How Hip-Hop Therapy is Helping Students Overcome Trauma
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How Hip-Hop Therapy is Helping Students Overcome Trauma

Delaney Nickerson Mar 18, 2025

They've struggled with traditional therapy. This treatment has given them a path to healing

You Fear The Hood Because of Stereotypes. That Was The Plan
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You Fear The Hood Because of Stereotypes. That Was The Plan

Dr. Allison Wiltz Mar 17, 2025

If you fear the hood, then you fear the people who live there. And that means you believe some harmful things about them

A Primer on Vanessa Trump and Tiger Woods
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A Primer on Vanessa Trump and Tiger Woods

William Spivey Mar 17, 2025

Don Jr.'s ex is rumored to be dating the golf legend

Even South Africa Thinks America is Racist
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Even South Africa Thinks America is Racist

William Spivey Mar 17, 2025

Marco Rubio labels their ambassador persona non grata for telling the truth

America is Running Out of White People
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America is Running Out of White People

William Spivey Mar 16, 2025

Children of color already make up the majority of kids in many US states

Why White People Don’t Wash Their Chicken
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Why White People Don’t Wash Their Chicken

Jeffrey Kass Mar 15, 2025

How racism influenced cultural norms

When Donald Trump Went to College
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When Donald Trump Went to College

William Spivey Mar 15, 2025

Family ties or donations benefitted Trump and three of his children

How High Grocery Bills Place Unique Burden On Black Families
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How High Grocery Bills Place Unique Burden On Black Families

Dr. Allison Wiltz Mar 14, 2025

Systemic racism acts as a pre-existing condition

Memes and Nightmares Unpacks an Internet Heist
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Memes and Nightmares Unpacks an Internet Heist

LEVEL Editors Mar 12, 2025

It's all jokes until you can't find that perfect meme needed to land that joke

The 7 Most Racist Things a President has Said, Ranked
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The 7 Most Racist Things a President has Said, Ranked

LEVEL Editors Mar 12, 2025

Unpresidential to say the least

My 2-Year-Old Yorkie Proves the Existence of a Higher Power

My 2-Year-Old Yorkie Proves the Existence of a Higher Power

Jeremy Helligar Mar 12, 2025

What a dog named Chip taught me about God and love

Is Black History The Only Thing That Can Shatter Nostalgia?
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Is Black History The Only Thing That Can Shatter Nostalgia?

Dr. Allison Wiltz Mar 12, 2025

Racism is perpetuated by overlooking key narratives

The War on Woke is Killing Social Justice Terms
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The War on Woke is Killing Social Justice Terms

Dr. Allison Wiltz Mar 11, 2025

Some want to disrupt our collective ability to communicate

Are The Left Capable of Producing Their Version of Trump?
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Are The Left Capable of Producing Their Version of Trump?

Adebayo Adeniran Mar 11, 2025

Can the right produce a presidential candidate with a ruthless gene?

How I Benefited from Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
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How I Benefited from Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

William Spivey Mar 10, 2025

I received nothing I didn’t deserve

Why Black People Are Often Exposed to Poor Quality Water
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Why Black People Are Often Exposed to Poor Quality Water

Dr. Allison Wiltz Mar 10, 2025

Racial redlining left communities vulnerable to neglect

Omega Psi Phi Hazing Incident Leaves Louisiana College Student Dead
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Omega Psi Phi Hazing Incident Leaves Louisiana College Student Dead

Delaney Nickerson Mar 10, 2025

The pledge was allegedly punched in the chest four times, leading to his collapse, seizure, and loss of all bodily functions 

What it Really Means to Be Woke
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What it Really Means to Be Woke

Garrick McFadden Mar 9, 2025

And the hard questions that follow when you are

How a Comic Book Can Fix America
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How a Comic Book Can Fix America

Jeffrey Kass Mar 8, 2025

Graphic novel “Concrete Park” has the secret sauce to healing society

Where Superheroes and the Ku Klux Clan Connect
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Where Superheroes and the Ku Klux Clan Connect

LG Ware Mar 8, 2025

Heroes with capes and superpowers are complicated

That Time Scooby Doo's Velma Was Revealed to Love Ladies
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That Time Scooby Doo's Velma Was Revealed to Love Ladies

Jeremy Helligar Mar 8, 2025

The sexual orientation of cartoon characters isn’t hazardous to anyone’s mental health. Jinkies!

10 Presidents Who are Never, Ever Invited to the Cookout
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10 Presidents Who are Never, Ever Invited to the Cookout

Jeffrey Kass Mar 7, 2025

A potato salad filled with raisins would be the least of your worries with these POTUS'

NYC Schools Say Nah to Trump's Attempt to Erase Black History
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NYC Schools Say Nah to Trump's Attempt to Erase Black History

Laratee VanNieuwenhuyze Mar 7, 2025

Amidst President Trump’s administration tear-down of the Department of Education and bans on teaching all sides of American and international history, New York City said “No thank you"

Reginald Betts Has Proven Life Can Be Grand Post-Prison
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Reginald Betts Has Proven Life Can Be Grand Post-Prison

Delaney Nickerson Mar 7, 2025

Twenty years after his release from prison, the accomplished poet releases his fifth book, Doggerel

Top 6 Recreational Activites Rednecks Can Do in Florida
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Top 6 Recreational Activites Rednecks Can Do in Florida

William Spivey Mar 6, 2025

So much beer, so little time

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