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LZ Granderson

www.latimes.com
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articles (90 days)

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Granderson: Don't let Abdul El-Sayed's identity eclipse his actual politics
Questions about his electability have little to do with his résumé and more to do with him being the son of Egyptian immigrants who prays five times a day.
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Granderson: In the voting booth, it's the year of the not-at-all-close call
You're either OK with the Trump administration proposing more cuts to Medicare while spending millions to spray-paint statues with gold — or you're not. You either love it when ICE kills Americans ...
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Granderson: Why are Nolan Wells' parents still waiting for answers?
Nearly three weeks after his body was found floating in the water, results from Wells' autopsy, conducted by the Jackson County coroner, have not been released.
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Granderson: Voters want what the Democrats' left wing offers
The emergence of democratic socialists has caused some soul-searching, but the answers aren't mysterious. Just ask the public.
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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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