Author: Syndicated

After decades of dispute and dialogue, Mississippi legislators finally voted to replace their state’s flag, which included what is known as the battle flag of northern Virginia. This was the flag flown by those defending white supremacy, and for some, it still is. The vote to remove the confederate iconography from the state flag raises important questions: Why was Mississippi the last state to remove such images from its flag — and why is this so significant? If you asked Americans which state has the most racist history, many would likely say Mississippi. This ugly reputation is well deserved....

In an era defined by endless war, we should recognize a day in history that won’t be celebrated on Capitol Hill or in the White House. On June 20, 1967, the great Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston for refusing induction in the U.S. armed forces. Ali saw the war in Vietnam as an exercise in genocide. He also used his platform as boxing champion to connect the war abroad with the war at home, saying, “Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on Brown...

“During this difficult time in our nation’s history, as we face a pandemic and efforts by some to further divide our nation, the Justices of the United States Supreme Court fulfilled their sworn oaths to uphold the United States Constitution and to defend the principles that lie within the sacred document.” – Darryl Morin, President of Forward Latino National When it came down to it, the fate of 700,000 immigrants brought to U.S. as children hung on a simple question: Does the White House have to tell the whole truth in justifying its move to deport them? On June...