Category Archives: History

“Where are our leaders today?” you ask.

Posted on April 7, 2018 by

It’s been 50 years and three days after Dr. Martin Luther king Jr.’s assassination, and people still ask “Where are our leaders today?” Which makes me think of Americans’ funny attitudes about leaders. By 1964, a Gallup poll reported that … Continue reading →

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Trump, Russia and MLK’s Assassination — I don’t see it

Posted on April 1, 2018 by

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 →

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That day the NRA pulled the (Black) race card — and everyone lost it

Posted on February 28, 2018 by

  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 →

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NAACP’s “Feared but forgotten” Robert F. Williams  — a Negro with a gun

Posted on February 26, 2018 by

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 →

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Sunday Smack: what about Harriet Tubman’s pussyhat?

Posted on January 21, 2018 by

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 →

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Attention Black Folks: You Are Now Moors. Prepare to be Silenced (Again)

Posted on October 8, 2017 by

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 →

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Strung Out: Trump, Afghanistan and More War

Posted on August 21, 2017 by

Since my typical writing style is stream of consciousness, you’re witnessing my real-time confusion over where to start my comments about President Donald Trump’s anticipated unveiling of his Afghanistan war plans tonight. Hell, you should also be confused — America’s … Continue reading →

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Rest in Love, Dick Gregory

Posted on August 20, 2017 by

I’m currently reflecting on the loss of Dick Gregory, who was 84. While much of the media will spend the day filling your ears with love-in stories about how much of a good comedian he was — a point I … Continue reading →

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Trump Makes a Valid Point About ‘Changing Culture’

Posted on August 16, 2017 by

My main point about yesterday’s memorable press conference with President Donald Trump has less to do with his full turn of opinion when he reestablished air cover for his Alt-Right peeps by reincarnating his “Many sides” theory as an explanation … Continue reading →

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Charlottesville, White Terrorism and History — a Black Man’s Viewpoint

Posted on August 13, 2017 by

President Donald Trump’s difficulty with specifically denouncing the “Unite the Right” rally and White terrorist violence committed in Charlottesville, Virginia this past weekend confirms what many people of color already felt about the Trump regime: it’s Al-Qaeda or Islamic State … Continue reading →

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