The potential defunding of the U.S. Department of Education threatens special education nationwide. Cuts to IDEA and Title I funding could reduce resources, undermining Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Culturally Responsive Teaching. States like Washington may rely on agencies like DSHS to fill gaps, but advocacy and alternative funding are crucial to protecting equitable education access.
Elon Musk is not simply auditing government spending. He is profiting from it. With millions flowing daily into his corporate empire through government contracts, he is consolidating unprecedented power over federal oversight. The issue is not whether spending should be audited, but why an unelected billionaire is the one making those decisions. His influence challenges the foundations of a constitutional republic, raising urgent concerns about transparency, conflicts of interest, and the future of democracy itself.
Fannie Lou Hamer was dragged into a Mississippi jail and beaten until her body could barely function. White officers forced two Black prisoners to assault her while they stood by, ensuring the punishment was carried out. The blows left her with permanent kidney damage, a blood clot in her eye, and lifelong injuries that never healed. She was left bruised, broken, and in pain, yet she never stopped fighting. She stood before the nation and told the truth about what was done to her, refusing to let fear or violence silence her.
Erased from history, The systematic destruction of Black wealth, White terrorism and economic sabotage, Black economic power under attack, Thriving Black towns across America, The untold history of Black Wall Streets, Black prosperity stolen, Government-sanctioned racism, Urban renewal as a weapon, Highways through Black communities, Economic warfare against Black businesses, Massacres and land theft, The legacy of Black economic independence, White America’s war on Black success, The racial wealth gap is by design, Black Wall Streets beyond Tulsa, The hidden history of Black affluence, Black excellence erased, The fight for reparations, White mobs burned Black towns, Black financial independence targeted, What America refuses to teach, Why Black prosperity was dismantled, Black towns were more than Tulsa, The lasting impact of economic racism, Economic violence against Black America, How white America destroyed Black wealth.
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A.G. Gaston believed that Black economic power was the path to true liberation. He saw wealth as the key to breaking the cycle of oppression. He built institutions that served Black people in an era where few others did. His success proved that Black communities could create their own wealth, their own businesses, and their own economies. His life laid out a blueprint for financial independence, proving that ownership was not just about money but about power, survival, and dignity.
Black American culture, forged in the fires of resilience, has given the world immeasurable gifts: jazz, hip-hop, the civil rights movement, and countless innovations in art, literature, and science. Yet within this brilliance lies a dichotomy. The glorification of success often becomes tied to entertainment and athletics, eclipsing the quieter triumphs of engineers, scientists, and mathematicians.
The recent settlement involving TD Bank, where the institution paid over $3 billion to avoid prison time for laundering hundreds of millions tied to drug trafficking, exposes the glaring double standard in America’s justice system. While individuals in Black and Brown communities are incarcerated for far smaller drug-related crimes, TD Bank executives walk away with fines and no jail time. This disparity highlights how corporations are shielded from the consequences that ordinary people face and points to the need for education and financial literacy in our communities, as Dr. Amos Wilson emphasized, to avoid the systemic exploitation that traps so many.
In this open letter to Ambassador Nikki Haley, the complex causes of the Civil War are explored beyond the traditional narrative of states' rights. It emphasizes the integral role of slavery, particularly its racial underpinnings, in sparking this defining conflict in American history. The letter urges a more comprehensive understanding of the Civil War, recognizing the neglect of slavery's impact and the influence of white supremacist views on such limited interpretations of history.
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