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“What’d I Miss?”: Debunking disinformation around white slavery

by R. Alan Brooks and Cori Redford 2:10 AM MDT on Aug 18, 20234:32 PM MDT on Aug 17, 2023

In “What’d I Miss?” Ossie and a co-worker talk about “white slavery” in America, a false claim perpetuated on the internet — and long debunked.

Posted inCartoons

“What’d I Miss?”: On Black men and dancing

by R. Alan Brooks and Cori Redford 2:10 AM MDT on Aug 11, 20238:07 PM MDT on Aug 10, 2023

In “What’d I Miss?” Ossie’s dad notes Elijah McClain was dancing when someone called the police on him. O’Shae Sibley was vogueing when he was stabbed to death.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Opinion:  Enforcing race-blindness will only increase race discrimination

by Katherine Casey 1:30 AM MDT on Aug 5, 20235:58 PM MDT on Aug 4, 2023

There is no solution to racism that does not acknowledge racism or use race as part of the design for a better future.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Littwin: The Trump-McConnell-Roberts Supreme Court strikes again. And again. And again.

by Mike Littwin 3:05 AM MDT on Jul 2, 20239:48 AM MDT on Jul 3, 2023

Columnist Mike Littwin weighs in on the latest SCOTUS decisions and the conservative majority’s effort to roll back the clock.

Posted inCartoons

“What’d I Miss?”: The power of celebration — and cake

by R. Alan Brooks and Cori Redford 2:05 AM MDT on Jun 23, 20232:04 PM MDT on Jun 22, 2023

In “What’d I Miss?” Ossie’s dad observes one reason Black American history has been carried forward is that folks like his relatives continued to celebrate it.

Posted inCartoons

“What’d I Miss?”: A first in Colorado Springs

by R. Alan Brooks and Cori Redford 2:15 AM MDT on May 26, 20231:29 PM MDT on May 25, 2023

In “What’d I Miss?” Ossie wonders, after the election of Yemi Mobolade as Colorado Springs mayor, if there are any Black firsts left for him to achieve. His dad can think of one.

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In “Soil,” the broad biodiversity of the author’s garden takes root

by Camille T. Dungy 2:15 AM MDT on May 14, 20238:05 AM MDT on May 8, 2023

In her new book “Soil,” Camille T. Dungy challenges her neighborhood’s homogenous plant policies in this melding of nature and environmental justice.

Posted inOpinion Columns

Littwin: In Kansas City, knocking on the door while Black can get you shot. But that’s not the end of the story.

by Mike Littwin 3:05 AM MDT on Apr 19, 20231:55 PM MDT on Apr 18, 2023

In upstate New York, we now know you can be white and still be shot while apparently never making it past the driveway.

Posted inCartoons

“What’d I Miss?”: Fighting the stereotype

by R. Alan Brooks and Cori Redford 2:15 AM MDT on Apr 14, 20239:54 AM MDT on Apr 13, 2023

In “What’d I Miss?” Ossie reveals that while he’s never even been in a fight, he still has to wrestle with the perception of the Black man as superhuman threat.

Posted inCartoons

“What’d I Miss?”: Evolution of “woke”

by R. Alan Brooks and Cori Redford 2:10 AM MST on Mar 10, 20233:44 PM MST on Mar 9, 2023

In “What’d I Miss?” Ossie explains how the term “woke” has gone through multiple iterations as it’s been adopted by different groups, including the latest Fox News definition.

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