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The Oakland Post

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DOGE intern fired over racist comments

Mallory Waligora, Political Editor February 12, 2025

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is in full swing following President Donald Trump’s inauguration. The department, led by Elon Musk, has spent the last few weeks slashing federal spending....

Letter from the editor: Not protestors, terrorists

Letter from the editor: Not protestors, terrorists

Michael Pearce, Editor-In-Chief January 13, 2021

It’s a shame how this year kicked off — with terrorists raiding a government building to attempt a coup because their supreme overlord can’t handle losing. After months of whining, spamming Twitter...

W.E.B. Du Bois’ pursuit of racial progress in post-Reconstruction era America was marked by many of the same obstacles that civil rights activists are confronting today.

The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line

Jeff Thomas, Editor-in-Chief January 13, 2021

“The problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line.” These words, written in 1903, from the opening paragraph of W.E.B. Du Bois’ “The Souls of Black Folk” constituted his...

The Real Deal: Martin Luther King Jr, and His Legacy

Adi Tiwari January 19, 2016

As I write this article on the 18 of January, the third Monday of every year, we celebrate the life and ideas of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I feel compelled to dedicate this article to who he was and what...

Racism still counts while you’re lurking behind a screen

By Editors March 19, 2014

Racism exists, and it’s on your Internet browser.Just last week, four to five students of Howell High School sent racist tweets after a victorious basketball game against Grand Blanc. The Howell High...

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