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Bernie Sanders should not seek the Democratic Party nomination

By C.A. Joseph Peters · Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016

As the months tick down to November, two things are becoming clear: one is that Bernie Sanders has a serious chance at winning the White House; the other is that his greatest obstacle to the White House might very well be the Democratic Party. With the momentum he has gathered since he initially dismissed the idea of an independent run, the independent democratic-socialist and coincidental Democrat shouldn’t feel himself wedded to the idea of winning only with the Democratic Party nomination.

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Let's stop talking about Donald Trump

By Michael Negron · Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016

I made a promise to myself that I wouldn’t talk about Trump, but in the face of yet another media feeding frenzy following the very real potential for “Trump-Palin 2016,” I’m breaking that this once to call out the proliferators of Trump’s politics.

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A follow-up to 'Stop defending Islam as a religion of peace'

By Jacques Vorves · Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016

Following the publication of my most recent column (“Stop defending Islam as a religion of peace”) came a maelstrom of misinterpretation, hateful scorn and cries of “Islamophobia.” I had, of course, expected some commotion—it is, after all, a touchy subject—but I had never expected such an outcry, considering I had written about religion in the past. I had hope that I would not be misunderstood and labeled—very simplistically—a “racist” or “Islamophobe.” Unfortunately for me, I was very wrong. Of course, when you write about religion—and other taboo subjects—as much as I do, you run the risk of being labeled every callous pejorative under the sun, and, no matter how incorrect and tactless my critics may be, I knew that risk beforehand.

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The LGBT community is its own worst enemy

By Michael Negron · Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016

Most of those reading have probably heard the term "The LGBT Community." When spoken politically, as it often is, the most common associations are with a perceived threat to civil liberties or sometimes simply waxing poetic about The Community's strength and courage, but the name itself betrays a disturbing quality of its existence.

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Stop defending Islam as a 'religion of peace'

By Jacques Vorves · Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016

People need to stop defending Islam. It’s one thing to condemn violence, hate and prejudice against and/or by Muslims, but it’s another thing altogether to claim that Islam is a religion of peace, while at the same time deriding Christians for their backward beliefs. There are over one hundred verses in the Quran that call for war, specifically against nonbelievers.

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Wearing a bindi is cultural appropriation

By Micaela Stevenson · Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016

When I was growing up right outside of Ann Arbor, I had neighbors who were Indian. That really wasn’t that different as Ann Arbor is growing in cultural and racial diversity, but they were the coolest people I knew.

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Letter to the Editor: Opportunities for Africology and African American studies education at EMU

By Victor O. Okafor · Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016

The Department of Africology and African American studies here at Eastern Michigan University offers several academic programs and General Education courses that are designed to help enrich your learning experience in a way that could better prepare and equip you with knowledge and skills for effective functioning in a world of diverse peoples and cultures. We offer a bachelor’s degree program in African American studies, which is open to all students, regardless of your country of origin, racial, ethnic or gender classification.

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Journalist Lenora Chu talks with Eastern Michigan University associate professor of Journalism Dr. You Li on this weeks episode of Women Journalists COVID Experiences. If you are interested in hearing the full unedited conversation check out the Eastern Michigan University archive website. Otherwise tune in for this weeks exceptional episode of WJCE on Spotify!

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