Herman Cain winning the Florida Straw Poll last weekend, has to be the practical joke of the year. As a matter of fact, when the news broke last Saturday, I literally laughed my ass off. I’m not sure, but I think those folks in Florida confused his “9-9-9 Plan” for a lifetime supply of $9.99 [...]
I wanted to do a more far-ranging, in-depth “participant/ observer” report on Occupy Wall St., but things are moving so quickly, and this movement is gaining so much traction just as rapidly, that I can’t afford to wait and write the longer, more in-depth piece I have in mind. So here goes… As most of [...]
¡Hola! Everybody… So… after watching the heavy-handed treatment of the Wall St. protestors… I decided to join in yesterday. [Update: I have more to share (especially a brief conversation I had with Dr. Cornell West), but I'm on my way to several different work sites today.] I have friends/ former colleagues who have been Occupying [...]
Sometimes I write these articles with my tongue literally lodged in the side of my mouth because what I may write here as news isn’t news to some people. Living as a woman of color in a world in which WEB Du Boise described as a ‘double consciousness’ I am well aware of the dual perception of the [...]
So racial profiling under the guise of immigration enforcement is now legal in Alabama. Awesome! It’s about time they rounded up those white folks and sent them back to Europe where they belong.Thank you U.S. District Judge Sharon Blackburn. Because of you, Alabama now has legalized racism – just groovy. Finally, it’s good to know [...]
It’s been a week since Troy Davis was murdered like a dog by literally using the same drugs used to put animals to sleep put to death by the state of Georgia. Persoanlly, as attached to this case and his fight for justice over the last few years. I’ve found myself going through a range of emotions. [...]
This is yet another example of how police officers are effectively serving our communities. I know, it’s hard to believe that crime is down given our current economic crisis. But let’s just say that this is what’s happening, and why crime is down. Not sure how, but it’s good to know that police officers are [...]
If you think president Obama is the one behind this record poverty in America like “certain folks” are touting. Here’s something to think about for a second. it might be a little bit wonkish, but anyway. The Wonk Blog’s Brad Plummer writes: Were high oil prices partly responsible for the uptick in poverty this year? [...]
Barack Obama has a lot of nerve telling the Congressional Black Caucus – and by extension Black America – to “stop complaining.” Negro please! I don’t know how you might feel about it, but this is totally unacceptable, and beyond the pale. I mean, I didn’t hear him tell the Israeli’s to stop complaining last [...]
I turned 34 last month. I’m currently still single. That brief prelude out of the way, let me opine that there is nothing more daunting than a married or betrothed woman judging another single adult woman as cynical or pitiful, because at this juncture of her life (mid-thirties), they’ve come to terms with being single. Why is [...]
I’ve historically maintained a conflicted relationship with Capital punishment. I am vocal about a lot of different issues, and the death penalty is an issue that I am undecided about, knowing the statistics and seeing the wheels of “Justice” turn daily. Not being firm in knowing which side to sit makes me uncomfortable, but I [...]
Last week after Pres. Obama’s made his “evolution” on gay marriage public, my initial thought was: great, now they’re going to say that Obama is gay, and all gay people are now going to vote for him because of it. You know, pretty much in the same way all black people voted for him in [...]
Apparently, in the state of Tennessee it’s perfectly legal to commit what’s known as highway robbery. However, if you expect such acts to the the undertaking of the obvious shady criminal element riding a horse and dressed in black as were the bad guys of the wild west, you’re sorely mistaken. Unlike the days of [...]
There is not a person in this country who does not know that the police engages in racial profiling. If a Black person says they are not aware of this practice, they are either not yet beyond the toddler stage of life, or being intentionally deceptive in hopes of receiving special considerations from the white [...]
As if Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio wasn’t bad enough, in steps Shaun Winkler, a white supremacist running for sheriff. As a Republican, Winkler hopes to become Bonner County, Idaho’s next sheriff. As anybody running for office will tell you, media attention is something welcomed and often sought by candidates. That said, not one [...]
I think that one of my proudest moments in life happened at the beginning of this year: my younger brother – a heterosexual Black adult male – joined me in the fight against Amendment One by taking a photo with me, donning “Vote Against” t-shirts. For about a year, I’ve worked tirelessly against the passing [...]
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