Freedom of speech, one of the sacred rights guaranteed by our Constitution, must be zealously guarded. When governments start chipping away at the freedom to speak, other liberties are sure to follow. Reactionary and racist forces in America have long used violent means to attack free speech and to silence Black voices seeking greater justice and cultural expression.

We must therefore be fully engaged in the firestorm over free speech in the wake of the murder of conservative campus organizer Charlie Kirk, who brought his MAGA debate act to colleges all over the country. Kirk, struck down during an appearance on a Utah campus, was quickly eulogized as a martyr by his friends on the right, including President Donald Trump, for whom he extensively campaigned. Others condemned the shooting b

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