Fifteen years ago, black suspect, Neal Mack gasped for breath, using the all too familiar words “I can’t breathe.” Mr. Mack was handcuffed and having…
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The Black Codes of the late 1800s are making a comeback in America. These ordinances were meant to control the free movement of people of…
White America has been made aware there is a conversation black parents have been compelled to have with their children, literally, for centuries. The conversation,…
As much as I would like to take credit for the fitting title of this piece, I cannot. I heard it for the first time…
By way of a baffling and contradictory threat in explaining his position, Senator Mitch McConnell, in his best southern drawl, warned “Co-cola” to not be…
It is exceedingly disturbing that media outlets are playing the game of ‘Where’s QAnon,’ searching to unravel the GOP’s puzzle of voter restrictions. The use…
Black Girl Magic has become the nouveau riche way modern society describes the accomplishments of the current crop of black women and girls, but have existed…
I check off a day every morning on my calendar because I am counting down to the day of my second Covid-19 vaccination. I, like…
It is a cruel irony that before the start of the trial of former officer Derek Chauvin the state of Minnesota is one of many…
Yesterday the state of Georgia defined election integrity as—black people not voting. Republicans love to throw around the image of liberal politicians in hemp-filled rooms…
In September of 2013, Republicans attempted to curtail full funding of the Affordable Care Act but their efforts came to an absurd end. Senator Ted…
I could spend a lot of time making statistical comparisons about the influx of immigrants at the border starting with the George W. Bush administration…
Tuesday morning, I had the first of my two scheduled vaccinations for the coronavirus. I was apprehensive, at first, but once I passed the first…
Senator Ron Johnson said the blatant part out loud, that he fears black people and not white people. When confronted about his remarks, surprise, surprise,…
Back on March 2, President Joe Biden implored the states of Mississippi and Texas not to jump the gun by lifting their mask mandates. “I…
Oprah Winfrey’s query of the exiled Royals was a superfluous gesture to most black Americans. That was until she brought up the subject of the…
The country needs to take a second look at the meaning of radical and change. Since January of 2019, the Republican party has drawn from…
Last night, I happily threw out any notion of nutrition and ordered dinner from a fast-food restaurant. I am far from being a foodie or…
The past two days of Senate committee hearings about the Capitol riot have revealed that the GOP is openly excusing racists. From the unctuous Sen. Ted…
The Democratic Party is once again proving that integrity matters. In recent days, the Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, has had too very credible charges…
