The critical meaning of Juneteenth…
Today, as I pay homage to my Black ancestors in Texas who learned that the Civil War had ended and that they were free from bondage on this day in 1865, I will remember and lament how their enslavers...
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“A hard head makes a soft behind…”
When I was in sixth grade at Lucy Moten Elementary our homeroom teacher, Mrs. Barbara Trueblood, would occasionally exit the classroom to handle business or take a comfort break during the long school day. Whenever she did, she...
Read MoreIn memory of Medgar…
During the Civil Rights Movement, Mississippi NAACP Field Secretary Medgar Evers was widely considered”Public Enemy #1″ for the Ku Klux Klan and the Whites Citizens Councils that opposed his efforts to register Black...
Read MoreOn Trump’s latest indictment, and Cornel West’s praise for Ron DeSantis
Twice, once more… Yesterday, former President Donald Trump, the only twice impeached Commander-in-Chief in U.S. history, became the only twice indicted president in U.S. history following his own revelation that the...
Read MoreChristians love to ignore the separation of Church and State
It’s June, which means that across America, it’s Gay Pride Month! Due to the culture wars that began in earnest with Republican Pat Buchanan in the 1990’s, and only worsened with the rise of former President Donald...
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