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Carron J. Phillips
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By Carron J. Phillips| The Contrarian@ By Carron J. PhillipsConvenient outrage is useless. That’s why the recent outcry about the attempts to diminish Jackie Robinson’s legacy is performative. Last month, the Department of Defense removed and restored a story to its website highlighting Robinson’s military service. Days later, a book about Robinson was on the chopping block at a library as part of the Trump administration’s fixation on removing all things DEI—or Black. People, especially baseball fans, were upset.
By Carron J. Phillips| The Contrarian@ By Carron J. PhillipsBlack people have always been this nation’s Avengers. Cory Booker gave it a go as Captain America for a day. “I’m physically not in the best shape. But I am emotionally just feeling really full right now, and grateful,” he said on CNN after he spoke for 25 hours and 4 minutes on the Senate Floor—without a single bathroom break or taking a seat.
By Carron J. Phillips| The Contrarian@ By Carron J. PhillipsConvenient outrage is useless. That’s why the recent outcry about the attempts to diminish Jackie Robinson’s legacy is performative. Last month, the Department of Defense removed and restored a story to its website highlighting Robinson’s military service. Days later, a book about Robinson was on the chopping block at a library as part of the Trump administration’s fixation on removing all things DEI—or Black. People, especially baseball fans, were upset.
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The Contrarian
Chicago, United States