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"Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson" perpetuates the long history of profiting from race conflicts in the ring

This week, Mike Tyson returns to the ring after a 19-year layoff. His opponent is Jake Paul, the YouTube sensation turned professional boxer who some...

16.11.2024 9

Rann Miller

One year after October 7: A return to forever

Palestinians in Gaza began running, again, on October 8, 2023. “We Palestinians are always running,” Suheir Hammad writes in the poem Silence from...

07.10.2024 4

Rann Miller

A sequel of injustice 60 years in the making

Democrats did their due diligence and achieved a “united” convention. President Biden’s decision to no longer seek re-election could have...

24.08.2024 10

Rann Miller

Dapping: The overlooked Black celebration that has a long, life-saving history

The Super Bowl last week was filled with cultural moments that blew people away. Usher provided one of the more entertaining halftime shows in recent...

19.02.2024 4

Rann Miller

Philly’s Ski Mask Ban Is Just Another Tool for Cops to Target Black Youth

The City Council of Philadelphia passed a ban in December on ski masks as a purported crime-fighting measure. According to the ordinance, wearing ski...

13.01.2024 8