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Lawrence Andrea Milwaukee Journal SentinelPublished 5:19 PM EDT Jun 17, 2020MADISON - Democratic Gov. Tony Evers announced Wednesday that the Juneteenth flag will be raised over the Wisconsin Capitol for the first time in state history beginning at sunrise Friday.  The flag commemorating the end of slavery in the United States…

Last week, my graduate school classmate Venmo-ed me $30 for lunch with the text: “bc nobody should have to deal with the news AND cooking." Since then, I have tried to understand why her gesture upset me. First of all, I did not need the money. I come from a…

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 22: A general view of Harvard University campus. (Photo by Maddie ... Meyer/Getty Images) Getty Images America is arguably the most magnificent manifestation of the Enlightenment that transformed the world after 1500. Our nation was discovered and settled by adventurers and risk-takers embracing change. Founding Fathers…

The law of the Lord is perfect,     reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure,     making wise the simple;  the precepts of the Lord are right,     rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure,     enlightening the eyes;  the fear of the Lord is clean,     enduring forever;…

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"1619 Project" founder Nikole Hannah-Jones, whose seminal essay was updated to address factual errors, said Sunday that a New York Times-commissioned op-ed by Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) calling for the United States military to quell riots did not undergo appropriate fact checking. "Senator Cotton certainly has the right to…

Last night I was sitting in my living room and a convoy of trucks drove by my home filled with law enforcement and National Guard troops. I am a 59-year old African-American man and this brought back vivid childhood memories. On April 4, 1968, 18 days before my 7th birthday,…

Cries for justice from the protests following the death of George Floyd ring out across America. Nearly everyone who viewed the horrible police confrontation that led to Floyd’s death acknowledges there exists a serious problem. But the more extreme protesters — a growing number, troublingly — have skipped right past…

In the wake of riots that have spread across America, leaving shattered businesses and wounded communities in their wake, it feels as though our nation is collapsing around us. That’s bizarre, considering that virtually all Americans agree with the following two propositions: first, that it is evil for a police…

A week after censoring the official White House account over a phrase construed as “glorifying violence,” Twitter is doing nothing about a liberal publication actually doing so, pointing to the existence of a double standard. “Non-violence is an important tool for protests, but so is violence,” says a tweet by…