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LZ Granderson

www.latimes.com
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articles (90 days)

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Granderson: When a young Black man dies mysteriously in the South, assume nothing
History explains why the family of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old who went missing on July 4 in Mississippi, has already hired a civil rights attorney.
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Granderson: How to be better stewards of the nation into our fourth century
The abandoned infrastructure of the cotton boom, the auto industry and mining shows us what not to do as data centers are debated and built.
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Granderson: How fearmongering sets policy, from 'marihuana' to solar to A.I.
We forfeited our solar lead and our hemp industry. Should we compete in A.I.?
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Granderson: How to be a father in the present, not battling the past
For many of us, the absence of a father didn't dissipate into the ether once we reached adulthood; it mutated into a ghost to fight.
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Granderson: The Social Security crisis should be dominating the Senate campaign
The 33 senators we elect this November will be in office when the Social Security program becomes insolvent in 2032.
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Granderson: The sin of pride has nothing to do with the season of Pride
The Proverb about "pride before a fall" is a warning to egotistical rulers.
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Granderson: Who would dream of letting the NFL judge its own racism?
What was Brett Kavanaugh thinking of when he argued that the league shouldn't face justice in court? Not history.
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Granderson: Should Black athletes boycott racist states? Yes. Everyone should.
The NAACP is calling on Black athletes, fans and alumni to withhold support from athletics programs of states that are gerrymandering to dilute Black votes.
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Granderson: Jason Collins came out so we all could keep moving forward
Until his death this month, the retired basketball player spent more than a decade campaigning for connections, bridging divides.
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Granderson: Ted Turner and CNN created 24-hour news but couldn't control its future
Like reality television, cable news began with lofty ideals and was perverted by pursuit of profit.
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Granderson: What the audience has learned since the first 'Devil Wears Prada'
Gen X identified with the protagonist 20 years ago. After two bruising decades in the job market, we might see her actions as more foolish than heroic.
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Granderson: Tucker Carlson's reversal on Trump is a familiar script
Everyone has that line they won't cross for the president. For this podcaster and Fox News alumnus, Trump's war in Iran was the breaking point.
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