Can you imagine 10, 000 years from now humankind reading a book written by George W. Bush (or one of his neo-con disciples), which uses the historical backdrop of the USA, and it being widely accepted as being divinely inspired? Can you imagine? Didn’t he say God told him to invade Iraq, but yet he lied about [...]
You may have your eyes firmly planted on such fascinating things as the #OccupyWallStreet heros or the #TeaParty clowns where you may have missed the unfolding drama called Operation “Fast and Furious”. Operation Fast and Furious was a tactical plan launched by the Feds that allowed the export of guns into Mexico. These “special guns” were [...]
OK look, before I get into this piece, I want you folks to know that I’m really mad at y’all. No seriously, I’m mad that none of you told me the story about the brotha being kicked off the plane for saggy pants, and the white man being allowed to fly wearing nothing but a [...]
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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