Please let’s get clear on this. Social programs, government programs that benefit all of us are “socialist” by definition. It is not Communism. It is not collective ownership or anything of the sort. We are a nation of people that comprise a “society” to which we all belong. Democratic socialism simply means that we the […]
Morehttp://www.missvirginiamovie.com/about Modern black history circa 2003-2004. “Miss Virginia” is the story of the power of people. It is about the power that being sick and tired of being sick and tired can generate and how that power led to positive change for students in the Washington, D.C. school district. Good movie. Great message. (Yes, the […]
MoreP-MV. This is the formula for momentum. Momentum(P) = (m)mass x (v)velocity. Black history is our history–not someone else’s. We are responsible for preserving and lifting up our story. It is our story to tell, and it is our individual and collective responsibility to know, own and share it. We have depended on others to […]
MoreIt seems that Buttigieg is the only Democrat in this race with the common sense to move toward Obama who is reportedly one of if not the most respected Presidents in the nation’s history.
Morehttp://www.latimes.com/science/story/2019-08-15/police-shootings-are-a-leading-cause-of-death-for-black-men This piece by Los Angeles Times staff writer, Amina Kahn, raises serious questions about how we might characterize the actions of U.S. authorities at all levels of government toward black, brown and native people. Here is how the United Nations defines the term “genocide” Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of […]
MoreTrump and Iran. Deja vu. George W. Bush, Cheney, Powell and fake Iraq WMD all over again. Trump wants to create a war to make him look and feel like a strongman leader. Bolton is his Cheney. #WarwithIran #ThisIsNotADrill #StopTrump #NoMiteWars
MoreThere is no disputing the unparalleled political and policy credentials of Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. Both men have much to offer the American people and the Democratic Party–but not at the top of the ticket. Individually each possess formidable knowledge, experience, campaign and institutional savvy. Taken together they would constitute nothing short of a […]
MoreAn Amazon-owned firm is hiring editors to push local crime news to its users. Is this journalism? I say not. Yes, there is legitimate reason to be concerned about crime. Yes, covering crime is a central theme in covering local news. It is important but this is not that. This to me is more a […]
MoreI can no longer assure my daughters that violence won’t enter our family’s spaces. — Read on http://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/poway-synagogue-shooting-makes-me-fear-my-family/588355/ #TerrorInTheAgeOfTrump
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