America is confronting a familiar and dangerous pattern: a population repeatedly told it is a victim, then invited to act like a conqueror. This is the essence of Hate and Bait Syndrome—a psychological and moral trap in which grievance is weaponized, lies are normalized, and cruelty is justified as self-defense.
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One hundred years ago, in 1926, Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson established the first Negro History Week. Woodson chose a date in February that encompassed the birthdays of two individuals who were incredibly significant to Black History — former US President Abraham Lincoln and the renowned abolitionist, orator, and intellectual Frederick Douglass. With this observation on the calendar Woodson intended to ensure that Black history would be studied, celebrated, and passed on—especially to Black children. His vision made space for public recognition of Black contributions to civilization and the continued assertion of Black humanity.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and other local print and television news media organizations take an urgent exception to the current attempts by huge corporate consolidations to effectively silence local media voices and businesses. Millions of Americans rely on local TV stations and local community-owned newspapers as their most trusted news sources.
The Boston Massacre was known in Great Britain as the Incident on King Street. To the rulers and occupiers, it was a mere “incident.” To American patriots it was evidence of tyranny. As we approach the anniversary of the Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770, once again governments are murdering—not only in Iran but in Minnesota—their own people and claiming the people are the problem. Claiming and lying, distorting and perverting truth, is the only hope of the tyrant revealed.
Democrats Should Lead By Example on Gerrymandering
Consider the border Alex Pretti crossed on Jan. 24, on a street in Minneapolis, as he stepped between some U.S. Border Patrol agents and the woman they had just pushed down. He crossed the border that separates ordinary people from the federal Proud Boys (or whoever they are), the masked invaders who were occupying the city to enforce The Law. Pretti interfered with them! He dared to try to protect the fallen woman, who herself had just crossed the same border. In so doing, they both went from being ordinary citizens to “domestic terrorists.”
Black History Month and the Power That Holds Democracy Together
Donald Trump is on the warpath again, threatening Greenland, Iran, Canada, and Cuba. Will he be TACO—Trump Always Chickens Out—or will he carry through on the threats—seizing Greenland, seeking to overthrow the Iran and Cuba regimes, destabilizing Canada? Let’s take a look.
I see you Don Lemon. All of God’s warriors and soldiers see you as a protected journalist.
January 29th, 2026, marks the second year since the Israeli military, using U.S. provisioned weapons, murdered Hind Rajab. Had she lived, this little Palestinian girl who liked to dress up as a princess would now be 7 ½ years old. An Israeli Defense Force unit fired a barrage of missiles at the car in which she and her relatives were fleeing from an Israeli military invasion of their neighborhood.