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Jason Nichols
senior lecturer in the African American Studies Department at the University of Maryland College Park
Articles by Jason Nichols
Opinion
Kamala Harris Is Working to Earn the Votes of Black Men With a Strong New Plan | Opinion
Vice President Harris is working to earn Black men’s votes by addressing their economic, social, and healthcare needs with her new plan.
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Abortion Care Saved My Family. Our Story Shows Abortion Care is Pro-Life | Opinion
Abortion related care protected my wife’s life and the lives of any future children we may have.
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My Fellow Black Men: It’s Time to Get in Line Behind Kamala Harris | Opinion
We are not voting for Vice President Harris because she is a Black woman. We are voting for our own interests and those of our families.
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Hypocritical Right Wing Cancel Culture Warriors Claim Their Next Victim | Opinion
Rather than search for solutions to the underlying issue, cancel culture simply looks to punish a symbolic and often contrite target.
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Decolonize Thanksgiving | Opinion
The truth about Thanksgiving should be learned by all Americans as it is a part of our complicated history of savage betrayal and colonization of indiginous land.
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A Pardon for Trump Would Be a Betrayal of Biden’s Base | Opinion
If Biden were to pardon Trump, it would be seen as a promise made and not kept by many Democrats.
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The Debt Ceiling Deal Is an Epic Victory for President Biden, a Leader of All Americans | Opinion
The Biden White House has struggled to communicate its wins. They need to fix their messaging. Winning the debt ceiling fight is among his top accomplishments.
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The Durham Report Is No Exoneration of Trump’s Actions When It Comes to Russia | Opinion
Trump’s wrongdoing may not have risen to the level of secret collusion, but that’s far from an exoneration. His crimes on this front have always been public.
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Democrats: Stop Shopping Around. Biden Is Our Guy—and the Best President of My Lifetime | Opinion
2028 will have a strong primary with a multitude of options. The present is Joe Biden. Democrats need to embrace him.
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Republicans Worried About the Social Security Deficit Should Support Immigration | Opinion
As Republicans and Democrats spar over the nation’s southern border and entitlements like Social Security and Medicare, the former is the answer to the latter.
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Careful What You Wish For: A National Divorce Would Impoverish Red States | Opinion
Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn’t want unity because it’s not politically expedient for her==. She is willing to hurt red state residents to further her career.
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Shouting People Down Sets Bad Precedent | Opinion
Our tradition in the United States is that we are gentlemanly during the State of the Union.
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Ron DeSantis Is Banning Black Studies in Schools and It’s Disgraceful | Opinion
Americans who are concerned with free speech should be terrified by reactionary government officials like DeSantis, who answer hard questions with censorship.
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This Republican Party May Be the Worst We’ve Seen | Opinion
A lot of this is about McCarthy’s personal ambition, not his principles.
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The Real Lesson of the Speaker Chaos Is That Trump Is Finished in the GOP | Opinion
The far Right is realizing that Trump can longer be thought of as an outsider when he works hardest to promote and support his celebrity friends for office.
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George Santos Is Not an Aberration. He’s the Poster Child for the MAGA GOP | Opinion
McCarthy will ignore Santos’ and his pathological lies, which includes leveraging the pain of mass murder victims for his own gain, because he wants to win.
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Opinion
Kyrsten Sinema Tells the Democratic Party to Go to Hell | Opinion
Many Democrats will wave goodbye to Senator Sinema as she departs the Democratic Party. However, many will tuck four of their fingers as they do it.
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Opinion
In Georgia, Black Voters Deliver for Democrats—Again | Opinion
The Democratic Party has once again been rescued by Black voters. They now owe it to Black Americans to fight for issues that concern us.
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Opinion
Don’t Let Russia Become a Superpower Again | Opinion
We can’t let our competitors get too powerful.
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Opinion
Kari Lake’s Defeat Shows Democrats Should Dump Sinema—But Keep Manchin | Opinion
Senator Manchin is as conservative a Democrat as you will find in Congress, but he’s clearly the best option out of West Virginia. But replace Sinema.
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Opinion
Herschel Walker Is the Anti-Obama | Opinion
Today, Herschel Walker is running for U.S. Senate—as the anti-Obama: His character, health, and qualifications are all in question.
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