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Outspoken Professor is a collection of editorials from award-winning journalist and journalism professor Stephan Garnett. An investigative reporter, editor, researcher and teacher for more than 45 years, Garnett specializes in writing about racial issues. He is also known on campus for frequently giving students Fs and for letting them know, “if you can’t write, you ain’t shit."
Stephan Garnett
Nov 11, 20244 min read
We Had a Choice, and We Blew it!
America inexplicably chooses disgraced, convicted felon to run the country.
Stephan Garnett
Apr 25, 20234 min read
There is No Journalism at Fox News
Network's preeminent personalities willingly reported false information with little-to-no compunction.
Stephan Garnett
Oct 12, 20224 min read
Walker's Clowning Recalls Bygone Era
Pardon me if I confuse the GOP Georgia Senate candidate with some of Hollywood's most infamous Black buffoonish actors of the 20th century.
Stephan Garnett
May 19, 20224 min read
Welcome to the New GOP
A larger and larger segment of the Republican Party no longer even tries to hide its racism and bigotry.
Stephan Garnett
Sep 5, 20214 min read
The Truth About Civil War
The urge to “get your guns” and attack fellow citizens has become a dangerous clarion call, and anyone who advocates for it is a fool.
Stephan Garnett
May 20, 20213 min read
Who You Gonna Believe?
Dishonest Republicans are making absurd claims that Jan. 6 insurrectionists were peaceful patriots on a tour of the U.S. Capitol.
Stephan Garnett
Apr 14, 20214 min read
Driving Us Crazy
For the average Black American, being pulled over by a cop is a truly terrifying experience.
Stephan Garnett
Feb 9, 20214 min read
Welcome to Hatred, American Style
It has taken more than 400 years, but a whole bunch of Congressional legislators might finally know what it feels like.
Stephan Garnett
Jan 7, 20213 min read
Assault on Democracy
American citizens carrying American flags were high-fiving each other while actively engaging in outright insurrection.
Stephan Garnett
Dec 24, 20204 min read
Pardon Me, Please?
At the same time Donald Trump is giving reprieves to White tax evaders and murderers, his administration is rushing to execute Black men.
Stephan Garnett
Dec 11, 20204 min read
Abolish the Seditious GOP
The Republican Party is guilty of sedition and should be disbanded.
Stephan Garnett
Nov 3, 20204 min read
Black America: Vote For Your Lives
African-Americans who are planning to vote third party or not at all are disrespecting the legacy of the Civil Rights movement.
Stephan Garnett
Oct 13, 20203 min read
A Bigot's Dream
Candace Owens doesn’t think Black lives matter. If she did, she wouldn’t have taken hundreds of African-Americans to a germ factory.
Stephan Garnett
Oct 3, 20203 min read
Calling a Spade a Spade
MNT columnist Stephan Garnett received a torrent of racist hate-filled email after comparing Black Trump voters to Jews who support Hitler.
Stephan Garnett
Sep 25, 20203 min read
Daniel Cameron Delivers No Justice
Kentucky's first Black attorney general has failed his community.
Stephan Garnett
Sep 5, 20203 min read
Black RNC Speakers Don't Represent Us
We don’t need a dozen people out of a population of 47.4 million trying to force-feed us a mouthful of manure.
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