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Democrat lawmakers agreed with Trump’s wall — 25 percent of the way
There’s a question I meant to raise a few weeks ago about the budget debate in Washington and President Trump’s Great Wall idea. “What would you prefer Congress to fund — $5 billion for border security or $5.7 billion for … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Race, Society
Tagged Democrats, donald trump, government shutdown, immigration, immigration ban, party of no brains, party of no guts, Racism, Republicans, trumpland
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Amazon’s pullout and New Yorker’s confusion about economic growth
My response — after laughing — when I heard Amazon is pulling out of that sweet deal to set up a second headquarters in New York City was short, but loaded with meaning. “Jeff Bezos must’ve thought he was playing … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, History, Politics, Society
Tagged amazon, Civil War, Economic Development, economic growth, hq2, Income Inequality, New York, NYC
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When the beat stops dropping — marching after Trump
The synchronized goose-stepping to President Donald Trump’s White-America-First drumbeat seems highly familiar to many of you. And this is the point where most media analogies between Trumpism and Nazi Germany stop short. I want to go deeper and explore the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Race, Society
Tagged books, donald trump, hans massaquoi, nazi germany, Race, Racism, social justice, trumpland, white supremacy
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Deleting inconvenient contradictions: US Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson and Congress
Leave it to me when it comes to peppering America’s Independence Day celebration with quick dive into how the country reconciled its slave-owning system of production with a statement for liberty and independence from Britain’s rule. Like most other chapters … Continue reading
Posted in History, Race
Tagged african, America, americans, britain, declaration of independence, fourth if july, genocide, independence day, indigenous, native people, slavery, thomas jefferson, United States
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Trump, Russia and MLK’s Assassination — I don’t see it
I perfectly understand that we’ll see more online Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. references as we move closer to the 50th anniversary of his assassination, but folks should stop recklessly making parallels where none should exist. Consortium News and writer … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Race
Tagged 50th anniversary, donald trump, martin luther king, robert mueller, trumpland
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That day the NRA pulled the (Black) race card — and everyone lost it
Okay — it’s time to deal with the National Rifle Association’s Dana Loesch and her days-ago quote that still has people arguing. Many in legacy media love mass shootings. You guys love it. She then creatively … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Society
Tagged dana loesch, gun control, national rifle association, negroes with guns, nra, Race, Racism, robert f. williams
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NAACP’s “Feared but forgotten” Robert F. Williams — a Negro with a gun
I want to rap about the latest National Rifle Association’s disingenuous stroke of rhetorical jiu-jitsu brilliance, as exhibited by their spokesperson Dana Loesch, but I think it’s a good idea to share a prerequisite piece about the late Monroe, North … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Race, Society
Tagged Ku Klux Klan, monroe, naacp, national rifle association, negroes with guns, North Carolina, nra, Racism, robert f. williams
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Sunday Smack: what about Harriet Tubman’s pussyhat?
Is this pink pussyhat on top of Harlem’s Harriet Tubman statue a symptom of the famed New York City neighborhood’s gentrification from black and brown to white? Or is it a visual turn of phrase for how this year’s Women’s … Continue reading
Posted in History, Race, Society
Tagged #blacklivesmatter, black women, feminism, gaslighting, Gentrification, harlem, harriet tubman, pussyhat project
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Attention Black Folks: You Are Now Moors. Prepare to be Silenced (Again)
At this point, we’re all aware of President Donald Trump’s deeper-than-subcutaneous dislike towards people of color’s demonstrations against injustice in all forms, so the FBI’s recent intelligence assessment of the threat posed by black identity extremists (BIEs), reported by Foreign … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Race, Society
Tagged black identity extremists, intelligence assessment, moors, trumpland
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