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‘DO SOMETHING’
At the DNC, Michelle Obama stood in front of America endorsing another Black woman to take down the man who has been the bane of not only her existence—but that of her culture.
Ernest Owens is the Political Writer at Large for Philadelphia magazine and CEO of Ernest Media Empire, LLC. The award-winning journalist has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, CNN, NPR, and several other major media outlets. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram and at ernestowens.com.
opinion
SAME OLD SHOW
By pivoting the conversation away from serious issues to Kamala Harris’ racial identity, Trump’s masterful—and disgusting—NABJ stunt worked. The losers are Black voters.
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SORRY GEORGE
Black voters chose Joe Biden for a reason so it should be up to them to decide on his future. Not elites who would stay wealthy and connected if Trump wins.
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STAR QUALITY
The Maryland governor’s pardoning of thousands of people convicted of marijuana convictions is the latest power move by a politician who looks pretty damn presidential.
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NO REMORSE
The hip-hop mogul’s latest social media stunt has become another example of how he can’t seem to keep his foot out of his mouth.
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HIP HOP’S #METOO MOMENT
The hip-hop mogul has been exposed for physically assaulting Cassie Ventura by a 2016 surveillance video.
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TWO-FACED
I grew up admiring someone who I believed was an evolved Black man. Now, amid the spate of abuse allegations leveled against him, I feel bamboozled.
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JUST SAY NO
An expelled congressman currently facing several federal indictments shouldn’t be treated as a celebrity.
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NO SOUL
Nearly two years after being nationally recognized, the celebration of Black American emancipation has turned into a misguided holiday of performativity.
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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.