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Slavery by Another Name is a 90-minute documentary that challenges one of Americans’ most cherished assumptions: the belief that slavery in this country ended with the Emancipation Proclamation. The film tells how even as chattel slavery came to an end...

The Democrats and Republicans reached some sort of deal--again. As usual, the Republicans got most of what they demanded while Democrats received what they at least hoped to get--a deal. Thus, both sides win. This time, the deal involves reducing...

Congress is never representative of the population, neither is there people from the respective communities/groups effected by legislation or issues being considered and debated by Congress. How many poor and working class people are members of Congress? How many of...

We already know that lawmakers want to drug test welfare recipients, but now they're planning to test folks receiving unemployment. Should they?

As Black History Month continues, Heit & Cheri take on more issues related to African Americans. Topics discussed include NYC shootings of Black Men, White Buffalo Firefighters awarded $2.7 million in bias case, affirmative action, Black assimilation into mainstream culture,...

Should we pay high school kids to go to school and get good grades? Citing graduation as the goal, an Ohio charter school pays high school kids $10 - $25 per week for attending class and successfully completing assignments. Each...

Meaning is given to words by the one using them and by the receiver who interprets them.

Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers is an award winning Swedish documentary film on consumerism and globalization, created by director Erik Gandini and editor Johan Söderberg.

It seems that above all else, as a Black person, the predominant belief is that you must never publicly criticize another Black person who is held in high esteem by the community. Regardless of the merits of the statement, or...

As we can see with Greece as an example, the people must suffer the to "fix" the economy or for the economy to be "good."