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STCC student Kissandra Hernandez of Springfieldchecks out the exhibit in the STCC library. SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Technical Community College library opened an exhibit that puts a spotlight on book banning, which has been on the rise in recent years. The exhibit features a “Periodic Table of Banned Books,” which includes titles of classics such as “The Autobiography of Malcolm X,”...

STCC Library Unveils ‘Banned Books’ Exhibit STCC student Kissandra Hernandez of Springfieldchecks out the exhibit in the STCC library. SPRINGFIELD – The Springfield Technical Community College library opened an exhibit that puts a spotlight …

By Frederick A. Hurst “POWER” AND THE SPRINGFIELD POLICE COMMISSIONSome people quiver when they hear the word “power” used in a political context, especially when it is used by a Black person. And it’s especially been that way since the sixties when the political meaning of the term was reinvented by organizations like the Black Panthers and individuals like the late Stokely Carmichael who wrote a defining book on the term “Black Power.” Stokely and those like him scared the hell out of White people and caused many reputable and lesser-reputable Black folks alike to cringe....

Af-AM News bits By Frederick A. Hurst “POWER” AND THE SPRINGFIELD POLICE COMMISSIONSome people quiver when they hear the word “power” used in a political context, especially when it is used by a Black person. And …