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J. Pharoah Doss: The end of racism?

by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier Three scholars are often celebrated during Black History Month. W.E.B. Dubois (1868–1963) was a founding member of the...

J. Pharoah Doss: Sue Morris and the lawsuit to equalize teacher pay

by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier Clashes with the White power structure are normally told during Black History Month. A celebrated clash is...

J. Pharoah Doss: Thurgood Marshall’s Bill of Rights

by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier Thurgood Marshall is mentioned for two milestones during Black History Month, winning the 1954 Brown v. Board...

J. Pharoah Doss: Slaves today

by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier Everyone has a novel they’d suggest for a group discussion during Black History Month. I’d select George...

J. Pharoah Doss: MLK’s gun battle with Bayard Rustin

by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier Everyone thinks they have a good movie idea. Since it’s the week between MLK’s holiday and Black...

J. Pharoah Doss: Can progressive district attorneys save America’s soul?

by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier Ta-Nehisi Coates became a nationally known figure after writing the reasons why America needs to atone for...

J. Pharoah Doss: Oxford School shooter and ‘urban terrorists’

by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier Last November, a mass shooting occurred at Oxford High School in Oakland County, Michigan. Fifteen-year-old Ethan Crumbley...

J. Pharoah Doss: bell hooks on ‘the responsibility’ of Black intellectuals

by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier Gloria Jean Watkins, best known by her pen name bell hooks, died last month at the age...

J. Pharoah Doss: BLM’s two-step strategy

by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier After a White Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, riots broke out across...

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