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POST LESS, DO MORE
Three years after the racial uprisings, the performative nature of white progressives hasn’t led to meaningful reforms.
Ernest Owens is Editor at Large for Philadelphia magazine and CEO of Ernest Media Empire, LLC. The award-winning journalist has written for the New York Times, CNN, NBC News, MTV News, and several other major publications. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram and at ernestowens.com.
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ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL
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JUST ONE WINNER
The first lady’s suggestion that LSU's championship-winning players should share the White House spotlight with the Iowa players they defeated is a racial double standard.
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you gotta use what you got
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ONE RULE FOR ONE
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RACE MISSTEPS
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PURE INCOMPETENCE
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CAN’T LEAVE ’EM ALONE
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opinion
WHEN BLOGS LIE
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DO WE HAVE A PROBLEM?
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