Dave Chappelle Broke the Mirror
I was recently asked; what do you think about the Dave Chappelle controversy? Without explanation, I knew the questioner was referring to his recent Netflix...
Enough is Enough…
When I was a boy and strayed way, way past the rules of behavior set by my great-grandmother, she would say, “ enough is enough,...
Fanaticism!
“…wearing a mask while playing was no different from wearing a parachute while skydiving.” The above quote is purportedly from the late Jacques Plante, former...
Silent Majority, Moral Majority, Silent Majority
From that moment in November of 1969, when former President Richard Nixon asked for a “silent majority” to support his ‘Vietnamization’ effort, utilizing the peace...
Has Anyone Ever Asked; Why?
Republicans swing the word freedom over the heads of their voters like the Sword of Damocles. It has become a meaningless mantra, cutting away real...
I Have a (Olympic) Dream
Women and people of color had a unique experience that ended yesterday in Tokyo, Japan. The controversial Summer Olympics closed with America at the top...
Time to Stop Coddling the Children Of America?
As the grandfather of 12 grandchildren, I worry about their safety, health, and lives in this time of excessive gun violence, denial of history, and...
Opinion: Sorting Through the Garbage
I took a moment, in the interest of “fair and balanced” reporting, to tune into Fox News’ coverage of the opening of the 1/6 Committee...
No Shoes, No Shirts, No Shots, No Service
Democrats, since the time of Franklin Roosevelt, have fought the accusation of wanting a Nanny State; equal access to housing, healthcare, fair wages, and education...
If I Can’t Have Her…
The misplaced displays of so-called love for the U.S. by Republicans will eventually strangle her to death. We heard evidence of that in the opening...
Alabama Councilman Uses Racial Slur To Refer To Black Colleague, Stuns Colleagues
Speaking to a colleague this morning who asked if I was tired of writing about racial ‘strife.’ The answer was—no—I am tired of living it....
Happy Holidays?
The latest rabbit punch thrown by the Republican party in the culture bout was to deny Texas children the truth about women’s suffrage and that...
Death Culture
Now that Texas, Georgia, and Florida Republicans have left America by subverting the right of every American to vote, let us look at the rest...
Why must I Wait?
I was born in the 1950s when it was not illegal for black people in the south to vote—it was suicide. Pseudo-laws, tests, intimidation, hoods,...
Chasing the Mob from Behind
Burned out at the end of the Joy-Ann Reid hour on MSNBC, I am ready for mindless tv. By that time, my intellectual palette is dulled...
Intemperate Liar?
There is a lot of media hand-wringing over a little mind with tiny thoughts who has been elevated into a big political voice by the...
Trump Change
Donald Trump, the man with gold-plated bathroom fixtures and a 10,000 dollar portrait of himself bought with money donated to his corrupt and now-defunct charity,...
How to Build a Republican Lie
I am not the first to outline how Republican lies morph into a dispute. If one has paid attention the process has been as steady...
Living with Uncertainty
Living with the nagging uncertainty of being racially discriminated against and worst not being believed shatters the psyche. The most devastating effects are that people...
How Much is Too Much?
If it were a perfect world, I would like to think that the most recent attacks on young black millionaires are just a coincidence. In...
Godwin’s Law, MTG and the GOP
The simplest explanation for lawyer Michael Godwin’s law is that the longer a debate or disagreement extends, it will eventually devolve into an unfounded comparison...
This is What Trump Expected the First Time…
Meandering nonsense highlighted by searches for bamboo fibers, and official lies issued from Mar-a Lago, are exactly what Donald Trump expected to be doing in...
The Truth is an Easier Master to Serve
Voter rights legislation is winding its way through Congress with the foregone conclusion that Senate Republicans will scuttle it. Equitable voting rights legislation for blacks...
My Race is an Issue
Most things in America are solved by either common sense, solemnity, or time. The one exception is race. Historically both the Democratic and Republican party...
Community Live Blog: First Biden Presser 1:15pm ET
CSPAN-TV is covering it live, among others. xLive this afternoon: President Biden is holding his first formal White House press conference since taking office. Special...
Intel Community: “Previous Guy was a tool in a long-running Russian campaign to weaken the USA.”
Truly a tool, as the Inspector General reports are coming and Previous Guy’s going to be in the barrel. Donald Trump was a tool in a...
Community Live Bloggers. First Press Briefing of the Biden Administration.
There’s actually a White House press briefing at 7pm ET. Just in case you’re watching it live. MSM is comparing the use of press briefings...
Community Live Bloggers: Impeachment debate, House of Representatives.
For those watching it live, perhaps there’s something you’d like to share. xLIVE --> U.S. House: Debate & Vote on Impeachment Resolution Against President Trump...
Community Live Bloggers: Joe Biden addresses the nation because he won the Electoral College
CBS News reports that technically Trump got fewer electoral college votes (304) in 2016 because of two faithless electors. Biden received all 306 elector votes....
Victory LIVEBLOG Community Live Bloggers: Biden-Harris Speeches at Wilmington Delaware
8pm ET join us as we celebrate with the victory speeches of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. x YouTube Video "Our democracy is only as...
Detroit LiveBlog Community Live Bloggers: Biden and Obama together again on stage with #StevieWonder
Biden-Obama speech scheduled at 530pm ET. A Stanford study shows Trump rallies have killed 700 people so far. x YouTube Video Trump remains 10% behind...
LiveBlog: Kamala Harris on TRMS (Community Live Bloggers)
Kamala Harris will appear on The Rachel Maddow Show tonight. The likely topic will be a review of Harris’s questioning of Amy Coney Barrett, featuring...
An explanation to this community
Yesterday I put up a quick post addressing Judge Barrett and "originalists” that got a lot of traffic. Unlike my normal pattern, I have neither...
Community Live Bloggers: Joe Biden Town Hall (NBC) in Miami
Lots of social distancing and challenging sound with an outdoor setting bordering a highway. Biden did well in terms of relating to the questions and the questioners....
Journalist exposes racism in the Latino community, Trump's failed presidency, VOTE EARLY
Journalist Arturo Dominguez challenged the white Latino to much pushback. The failed Trump presidency is getting exposed daily. We must vote early. Arturo Dominguez challenges...
The depression will not be televised. This community activist doing what Trump admin won’t 08/06/20
I talk a lot about the depression not being televised. We must however cover it. Change only comes with an informed population. We can get...
Save the Redwoods, Part II: When Billy Heron helped unite a community
It’s especially hard to organize folks these days. You can’t call a meeting. It’s tough to talk and listen with masks on. Yet suburban folks...
This political/community activist gives a reality check on the real Portland protest story.
Bobby Rodrigo visited the Portland protest at ground zero during the day and night. He clearly reveals the untold truth. Bobby Rodrigo put himself at...
My take on the beautiful story of the racist the community slammed quickly, #PermitKaren
As reported by DailyKos recently, a white woman, Susan G. Schulz, in the community of Montclair, NJ, harassed a black man by demanding that he tell her...
MoveOn, Indivisible, Community Change Action Alarmed By ‘Inadequate Half Measures’ Proposed In Negotiations Between Trump, Pelosi and Schumer
CONTACT: covidresponse@fenton.com 646-207-1497 The following statement was released in response to reports that President Trump, Speaker Pelosi, and Leader Schumer are negotiating for an additional...
Black Community, Raise Your Hands
In the Republican Party’s continued plunge into racism, former U.N. Ambassador and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley tethered herself to white nationalism and bungee jumped...
UPDATED: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! My Community Quilt has arrived!
Late last winter I came down with a pretty bad case of diverticulitis that landed me in the hospital for a few days with some...
