EDIT (Jan. 19, 2026 / MLK Day): I’m resurfacing this post from over ten years ago because MLK is still flattened into a children’s-book version of himself every January. I have one quick item to clarify: the 1999 wrongful-death civil case was brought by the King family against Loyd Jowers, and the jury’s verdict found […]
Read More REMINDER: WHO KILLED MLKWhile Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs, an African American, responded to the absence of Oscar nominations for Black folks this year by hoping for increased diversity in the future, news show-hosting civil activist and preacher Al Sharpton has called for an emergency meeting to discuss a plan of action to address what he called […]
Read More THE OSCARS DIDN’T GET THAT POST-RACIAL AMERICA MEMO EITHERYou never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before. —Rahm Emanuel There is another point about the Charlie Hebdo murders that I’m not sure my earlier post made clear, but a look at the response by […]
Read More AND JUST LIKE THAT, WE ALL BECAME LESS FREE – THE CHARLIE HEBDO CHAPTERWhile the world may be aware of the millions of marchers in France who expressed support for the Charlie Hebdo employees who were murdered by terrorists for exercising their freedom of the press, I thought a roundup of other recent events—for or against freedom—would be appropriate. 2,000 people, including women and children, were massacred by […]
Read More THIS (PAST) WEEK IN FREEDOMTake a good look at the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s sketch I posted since it’s supposed to be a person of interest connected with the bombing near the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s Colorado Springs office. Assumimg the authorities are serious about finding this individual—and my quick glance at the sketch makes […]
Read More FBI SKETCH OF SUSPECTED NAACP BOMBER RELEASEDI support the right to Free Speech. Hell, I support the Ku Klux Klan’s right to say stupid stuff just as much as I support my right to call them stupid. Allow me to go one step further—I even support racists posting ridiculous comments on my blog, even though no legal provisions exist for me […]
Read More AM I CHARLIE HEBDO? IT DEPENDS.I had the good fortune of participating in Tanya Free & Friends’ recent year-end broadcast, where I offered a thought which may unsettle some of you self-labeled Black Progressives: Rev. Al Sharpton would be dead by now if he were Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Looking back, I should have covered that concept with greater […]
Read More IF AL SHARPTON WERE MLKIt happened again. NYPD officers—during the funeral of slain cop Rafael Ramos turned their backs on NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio when he addressed parishioners. The same cops who want anti-police protesters to mute the demonstrations out of respect and mourning for Officer Ramos and his partner Wenjian Liu, decided cops should always have a free pass […]
Read More DISRESPECTING THEIR OWN TO SHOW DISRESPECT IS HATRED“Every time you see me you want to mess with me! I’m tired of it; it stops today.” That was one of the last sentences spoken by Eric Garner before New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo choked the life out of him. Pantaleo has walked away without being indicted for Garner’s death. But Garner was right. […]
Read More WE ALL HAVE AN ARM AROUND OUR NECKS LIKE ERIC GARNERPresenting additional proof last night that the removal of your genitals will force you to at least say something, members of the Congressional Black Caucus shared their opinions about Ferguson, Missouri and Michael Brown’s death on the House floor—after the House completed its votes for the day, of course. The question I asked myself is […]
Read More BLACK CAUCUS’ FERGUSON THOUGHTS – MORE EMASCULATED VERTICAL MIC PREACHING
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