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ADULT WHITE PEOPLE ARE HARD TO EDUCATE
I say it partially with tongue in cheek but I actually mean it when I say adult White people are hard to educate because they tend to nurse a cultural (or should I be brave and bold and say racial) bias that simple logic cannot easily penetrate, which is why I am both astounded and…
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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE UNITY?
By Frederick A. Hurst Springfield’s recent Ward 5 special election to find a replacement for Marcus Williams, who unexpectedly and abruptly resigned from Springfield’s city council, revealed some unpleasant things about Black politics in Springfield.As with so many others I’m sure, the first thing that came to my mind when Williams made his surprise announcement…
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AF-AM News bits – September 2022
By Frederick A. Hurst JAKE OLIVEIRA FOR STATE SENATEState Representative Jake Oliveira’s State Senate campaign has received the endorsement of State Representatives Carlos Gonzalez, Bud Williams, Orlando Ramos, and Mike Finn, as well as Springfield City Councilors Zaida Govan, Tracye Whitfield, Justin Hurst, Victor Davila, Malo Brown and Maria Perez; Springfield School Committee Members Chris…
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Senators Warren, Sanders, Markey, and Gillibrand Urge Administration to Deschedule Cannabis and Pardon Nonviolent Cannabis Offenders
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to send a letter to President Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, following up on previous requests that the administration…
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AFAM News bits – August 2022
By Frederick A. Hurst “THE PRESIDENT WHO STOOD STILL” If you haven’t yet heard about the above-titled editorial in The Wall Street Journal trashing former President Donald J. Trump, you should look it up on the Web and read it. It is the first major departure of a Ruppert Murdoch organization media outlet from the…










