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Mariela Chavez, left, and Emma Mesa-Melendez, upper right, both of Springfield, work on their respective letters, “L” and “S,” in the new Black Lives Matter mural at 232 Worthington St. in Springfield on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Working between them are Springfield artists, from left, Repoe Nine, Sheldon Smith, Giovanni Santiago, Elias Yates and, behind Mesa-Melendez, Marc Austin.

J.M. Sorrell: Black feminist leadership is here to stay

by J.m. Sorrell November 3, 2020

In this March 22, 2019 file photo, an American flag flies outside the Department of Justice in Washington.

J.M. Sorrell: Failed democracy from the start

by J.m. Sorrell February 6, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a town hall campaign stop, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, in Tempe, Ariz.

Columnist J.M. Sorrell: A state of emergency

by J.m. Sorrell September 4, 2019

Frederick Douglass, ca. 1879. George K. Warren. (National Archives Gift Collection)

J.M. Sorrell: Independence Day, tribalism and social justice

by J.m. Sorrell July 3, 2019

Hors D'oeuvres welcomes the audience to the Three County Fairgrounds and the entertainment portion of Northampton's Pride march on May 5, 2018, which included a performance by members of the Duffy Academy of Irish Dance.

Columnist J.M. Sorrell: Not a drag

by J.m. Sorrell June 5, 2019

Columnist J.M. Sorrell: Compassionate correctness

by J.m. Sorrell April 3, 2019

President Donald Trump arrives to deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.

Columnist J.M. Sorrell: What is the conservative point of view?

by J.m. Sorrell February 6, 2019

Fireworks explode from the roof of the E.J. Gare Parking Garage during First Night, Tuesday, in Northampton.

Columnist J.M. Sorrell: A New Year in three parts

by J.m. Sorrell January 2, 2019

Demonstrators gather at a rally for solidarity with anti-racists in Charlottesville in front of the Minneapolis Republican Party office on Franklin Avenue Monday, Aug. 14, 2017 in Minneapolis, Minn.

Columnist J.M. Sorrell: We must take responsibility for white complicity

by J.m. Sorrell December 5, 2018

A demonstrator waits for the start of a protest in the aftermath of the mass shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018, in Pittsburgh.

Columnist J.M. Sorrell: Engaging in empathy

by J.m. Sorrell November 7, 2018