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     Whites framed their malice toward King as something other than racism. They did not oppose MLK because he struggled for Black freedom and equality. Rather they detested him—they said—because he was a rabble-rouser, a Communist, and a lawbreaker. J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI director, called him the most dangerous man in America, and there was rejoicing at his death.

      By the time you read this article, the impeachment will almost be completed, and President Donald Trump would have been acquitted. After millions of dollars, thousands of lies, and 17 witnesses in the House, President Trump will be let off, and cleared of any wrongdoing. He will be declared not guilty and proved innocent of the articles of impeachment.

Trump’s lawyers are saying Trump should not be removed from office because of the reggae rapper “Shaggy” defense, “It Wasn’t Me”.

     Though polls are not a definitive measure of who will win an election, Warren and Klobuchar tend to poll weaklier than the men in the race – Vice President Biden, Sanders, and former Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Have we come such a long way since 2016 that a woman is electable? Can so-called progressive men who want to get 45 out of the White House overcome their gender bias to vote for a woman?

     Under Curry’s leadership, highlights from the past year include establishing the Compton College Oliver W. Conner Promise Program, which covers the first two years of enrollment fees at the college for recent high school graduates; securing a long-term planning grant from the College Futures Foundation designed to increase student achievement and success; and implementing guided pathways to ensure students set goals and stay on course to achieve them in a timely fashion.