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Keep Going: Our Mission Has Not Changed

Jan 24, 2025 | thenation.com | Nina Turner |Mark Hertsgaard |Rebecca Gordon

Activism / January 24, 2025 Keep Going: Our Mission Has Not ChangedWe owe it to our forebears, our families, our communities, and future generations to keep fighting for just causes. We, too, shall overcome. Ad Policy Demonstrators march on the 60th anniversary of the March On Washington and Martin Luther King Jr’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on August 26, 2023.
Yes, Matt, You’re Racist

Dec 5, 2024 | currentaffairs.org | Alex Skopic |Nina Turner |Briahna Joy Gray |Ciara Moloney

In his new documentary, Matt Walsh sets out to prove that racism isn’t a serious problem in America. He accidentally proves the opposite. It’s a bad sign for the American film industry, and for American culture in general, that Matt Walsh’s Am I Racist? is a box-office success. The film is Walsh’s second feature-length documentary—following What is a Woman?, his diatribe against transgender people from 2022—and it’s the from the right-wing Daily Wire media network to get a theatrical release.
The Democrats Will Keep Losing Until They Stop Serving Corporate Interests

Dec 5, 2024 | newsweek.com | Nina Turner

CLOSE X Share✓ Link copied to clipboard! Ever since Donald Trump won the election last month, bringing the GOP not just the White House but the House, the Senate, and the popular vote for the first time in 20 years, Democratic pundits, consultants, elected officials, and influencers have written think pieces, taken to social media, and sat down on podcasts to theorize why Democrats lost in the spectacular fashion they did.
Calling Trump a Nazi Is Giving Our Own History a Pass. The Racism of MAGA Is American

Nov 2, 2024 | portside.org | Nina Turner

Calling Trump a Nazi Is Giving Our Own History a Pass. The Racism of MAGA Is American Published November 2, 2024 Former President Donald Trump and his campaign threw an event at Madison Square Garden over the weekend with tens of thousands of attendees. What we heard from the speakers about Black people, Latinos, Puerto Ricans, and Palestinians was utterly racist and bigoted. I would say I'm stunned, but I'm not. Unfortunately, it's to be expected from those at the front of the MAGA movement.
In Lebanon, Israel Sows The Seeds Of More Bloodshed And Terror

Oct 31, 2024 | progressivehub.net | Nina Turner

Fascism is a populist political movement which advocates putting the nation first through a centralized, autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader who controls the economy and suppresses opposition. I do believe former President Trump is a fascist. He fits the description. Yet that does not make Donald Trump and his movement “Nazis” as a whole. America’s history is dark enough that we do not have to export our comparisons to Nazi Germany.
Obama Is Blaming Black Men for the Democratic Party's Failures | Opinion

Oct 11, 2024 | newsweek.com | Nina Turner

In both 2008 and 2012, I was proud to be an Ohio delegate for President Barack Obama. So I was shocked to hear what former President Obama had to say while speaking to Black men during a surprise visit to Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign field office in Pittsburgh. His words made my jaw hit the floor. In fact, they made my blood boil. President Obama had some choice words for the enthusiasm gap for Vice President Harris specifically when it comes to Black men.
Democrats Need to Stop Playing With the Word 'Felon'-It Hurts Us More Than Trump | Opinion

Sep 25, 2024 | newsweek.com | Nina Turner

In 2008, a Senator by the name of Barack Obama had just defeated Senator Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary for president, becoming the first Black candidate of a major political party. Due to his father's background, his own upbringing, and an American public that had been steeped in Islamophobia in the seven years since the September 11 terrorist attacks, right-wing pundits brought then-Senator Obama's faith and place of birth into question.
Madame Vice President: Want My Vote? Put Reparations on the Agenda

Aug 7, 2024 | newsweek.com | Nina Turner

Electric. The energy was palpable. This was the vibe at the first rally of the presumptive Democratic ticket held in Philadelphia yesterday with Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Waltz of Minnesota. It seems Democrats have assembled a ticket that a cross-section of the Dem coalition can believe in.
Is America Ready For a Black Woman President? | Opinion

Jul 24, 2024 | newsweek.com | Nina Turner

Sunday evening, hours after the news that President Joe Biden was stepping aside from his bid for re-election and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for the nomination, I had the opportunity to attend a virtual town hall regarding the news. Attendees asked questions, and those of us on the panel answered with our opinions. One question came up repeatedly: Is America ready for a Black woman to be President?
America Was Founded on Violence. We All Need to Fight It-Every Day | Opinion

Jul 15, 2024 | newsweek.com | Nina Turner

In 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. America was in deep despair and mourning. Opinions about this senseless and unacceptable killing were varied. Not everyone agreed with the President's policy decisions. He was not universally liked, but most people who gave public statements expressed requisite sorrow and disbelief about the president's death. In comes Minister Malcolm X. He was asked by reporters to share his thoughts about the assassination of President Kennedy.