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Gil Scott-Heron’s Prophecy and the American Moment

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Decades after his most potent works were written, the words of Gil Scott-Heron feel less like historical artifacts and more like dispatches from a future he had already foreseen. The “Winter in America” he sang about in 1974—a season of political disillusionment, racial tension, and national malaise—has returned with a vengeance, manifesting in the polarized and profoundly disquieting landscape of the present day. To read his poetry and listen to his music in 2025 is to confront a sobering reality: the struggles he chronicled have not been overcome, but rather have morphed and intensified, finding a chilling new echo in the political climate of the second Trump presidency. Continue reading →

Purdy, Curry, and the Comeback

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Sports kinetics is the study of how forces and motion affect the human body during athletic activity. For a quarterback, every ounce of power in a throw originates from the ground, traveling up the kinetic chain. A “turf toe” injury—a sprain of the big toe joint—is a seemingly small issue that can catastrophically disrupt this chain, crippling a player’s ability to push off and deliver a pass. It’s a vivid example of how a minor physical flaw can create a major athletic crisis. Continue reading →

Anacostia Under Occupation

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Anacostia and other parts of Washington, D.C., are under occupation by the National Guard, FBI, ICE, and other federal law enforcement agencies.. This crackdown on crime and homelessness was a Trump proclamation, which alienated the S.E. Community

Sixth District Police Commander Jaron Hickman has had concerns that the federal troop surge is trashing community relationships that existed for a century. Continue reading →