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Music is Free Speech

Songs speak the truth, music is a voice and voices have rights

Bridget Barry, Social Media Editor • October 2, 2025

Despite its deep-rooted protection under the First Amendment since December 15 1791, freedom of speech is facing heavy threats, as of today. Music has always been an influential style of free speech. As...

Roots Of Sin

Every living U.S. president, except for Donald Trump, is directly descended from slave owners.

Nathan Azevedo Espindula, Editor-in-Chief • February 16, 2024

Only by facing the truths of the past can America fulfill its promise of liberty and justice for all

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Emancipation at the Edge of a Sword

John Brown's War: One man's terrorism is another man's fight for freedom

Nathan Azevedo Espindula, Editor-in-Chief • February 6, 2024

John Brown is as polarizing as he is folkloric. The man from Torrington is both one of the most notorious terrorists in American history and a radical hero in the fight for emancipation. Driven by...