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Category Archives: History
The MLK Speech You’ve Heard Before (But Not Really)
I’m recognizing the 49th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s assassination by posting his final speech — better known to many as “I have Been to the Mountaintop” — since many of us only know two minutes of it. Along … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Race, Society, War
Tagged assassination, martin luther king, mlk, mountaintop, Race, social justice, speech
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Charles M. Blow to Trump Cheerleader I’m Not Your Petting Zoo Animal
I love Charles M. Blow. I may not always agree with him, but he’s on point most of the time and is a fiery writing reflects a constant synchronization of signals with the African diasporic struggle. If you have … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Race, Society
Tagged charles blow, cnn, kayleigh mcenany, Race, saartjie baartman, trumpland
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Trump’s Alternative Black History: Endorsement of White Terrorism
After watching President Donald Trump get his talking point wrong about Frederick Douglass’ current status on earth, I percolated the idea of creating daily posts of the humorous sort about Trump’s Alternative Black History — but ultimately decided against this … Continue reading
Trump’s Immigration Ban is Code for Coming War
President Trump’s despicable immigration ban against seven Muslim countries in the Middle East and Africa presents have clear evidence — in case any of you had doubts — that Trump has found common ground with the nutty neocon wing of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Race, War
Tagged donald trump, immigration ban, oil wars, trumpland
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The Error of Trump’s Weapons-Chasing Ways
Wassup with President-elect Donald Trump’s fixation with the 80s and ramping up military spending? Even if you cast aside the confusing media cycle of Trump tweeting about how the US needs new nukes (as an aside, President Obama proposed spending $1 trillion … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, War
Tagged arms race, donald trump, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, trumpland
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Fidel Castro — a Different Kind of Bastard
With former Cuba President and revolutionary icon Fidel Castro’s passing, it’s a good moment to quote an insightful response US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt supposedly gave about a decade prior to Cuba’s revolution, after Roosevelt’s Secretary of State called then-Nicaragua … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged cold war, cuba, fidel castro, neoliberalism
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POST-ELECTION MEDITATIONS: WE’LL SURVIVE TRUMP
We lived under the leadership of a Ku Klux Klan-loving President who broadly rejected Japan’s 1919 Treaty of Versailles amendment that would view all races and countries as equals — likely because this President had more colonial ambitions to chase … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics, Race, Society
Tagged 2016 elections, black lives matter, donald trump, genocide, Race, Racism, social justice
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SUNDAY SMACK: DID US GOVERNMENT COMMIT CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY?
I just completed my second reading of John A. Williams’ novel Clifford’s Blues — a well-written but far from feel-good story of a black, gay jazz musician imprisoned in Nazi Germany. The book frequently mentions the gruesome medical experiments performed … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Race
Tagged books, clifford's blues, nazi germany, novel, Race, syphilis, tuskegee
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SUNDAY SMACK: TREASON OR SLAVERY?
This week’s Sunday Smack inspiration comes from reading Eric Foner’s Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad, where I was reminded of how the British promised Africans enslaved in America their freedom in return for fighting against … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Race, War
Tagged american revolution, books, eric foner, Racism, slavery, sunday smack, underground railroad
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REMEMBERING 12/7/1941
This Pearl Harbor memorial photo came from the Mid-Hudson News. Military veterans tossed a wreath into the Hudson River in Newburgh, NY in recognition of America’s 9/11 of that time. The was published in 2012 …
