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MARSHALL: Most of Today’s Youth are Unprepared for Military Service

by David W. Marshall September 21, 2022September 22, 2022

Only two out of 10 American young people fully eligible to join the military without special waivers, according to a report.

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MALVEAUX: The Global Evils of Predatory Capitalism

by Julianne Malveaux September 21, 2022September 22, 2022

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MORIAL: NUL’s Urban Civil Rights Museum to Bring Little-Examined Corners of History To Light

by WI Web Editor September 21, 2022September 22, 2022

Protesters gather at the Supreme Court on July 6 before marching to the Capitol building. (Kayla Benjamin/The Washington Informer)

WILLIAMS: Antipathy

by E. Faye Williams September 21, 2022September 22, 2022

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JEALOUS: Book Bans Are an Attack on the Freedom to Read, Teach and Learn

by Ben Jealous September 21, 2022September 22, 2022

**FILE** The protest on Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol where domestic terrorists disguised as protesters sought to overthrow the government (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

MARSHALL: Never Forget

by David W. Marshall September 14, 2022September 14, 2022

SALMON: The Queen is Dead — Maybe the Monarchy Needs to Die, Too

by Barrington M. Salmon, Special to The Informer September 14, 2022September 14, 2022

WILLIAMS: Unchained

by E. Faye Williams September 14, 2022September 14, 2022

JEALOUS: Accountability — An Insurrectionist Removed from Office

by Ben Jealous September 14, 2022September 15, 2022

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Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

JESSE JACKSON: Water Crisis in Jackson Reflects Vicious Neglect

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. September 14, 2022September 15, 2022