Race in America
Let's talk about it folks. Let's put the headlines aside and have a discussion about race that is long overdue.
View ArticleIt's okay to kill black males
"You kill a dog, you go to jail," Crump ( an attorney for the boys mother) said on the courtroom steps just after the verdict was delivered. "You kill a little black boy, nothing happens." Welcome to...
View ArticleCampaign Fatigue
This time of year thou mayest in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. In me thou...
View ArticleBlacks and Gays
There has been much talk lately about the relationship between blacks and the Gay and Lesbian community. Each has a perspective borne of challenge and difficulty.
View ArticleBring Back the Draft
I've been wondering what the Congress could do to stop the war immediately. I think I've come up with one idea worth pursuing.
View ArticleFanny Lou Hamer I'm with you...
I've noticed that if a white woman disappears it's on all the channels all the time. Not so with black women and women of color. Michael Vick's cruelty to dogs got more coverage than any story about...
View ArticleHillary I'm not mad atcha...
Lots of folks seem pretty pissed off at Hillary Clinton. Though I do not plan to vote for her in the primaries, I'm not mad at her.
View ArticleThe Fear Factor
Let's see...911...war on terror...Patriot Act...Homeland Security...Fisa...Gay Marriage...Immigration...Rising energy cost... What do all of these have in common??? Fear...Terror... Etymology: Middle...
View ArticleThe Spirit of the Season Pt. 1
This is the holiday season. I've always gotten into the spirit of the season. I love that for a lean moment we can smile at and speak to strangers. I like wishing folks well. I am a celebratory...
View ArticleYoung Black Men and Women
I am writing this diary and addressing it to young black men and women. It may be hard to understand that the whites on this site don't have to write open letters to other whites because,well, because...
View ArticleAin't scared of no republican.
There's been a lot of talk about what the republicans may or may not say about this candidate or the other. Here is my take on the whole thing.
View ArticleObama...a reason to hope
It's the first day of the new year and I'm trying to focus on the days and months ahead. So much is going on. In two days we will see what is really happening in Iowa. I have reason to hope.
View ArticleWhy Obama gets my vote
As this political season started I wanted Al Gore to run with Obama as his running mate. I still think of Al as our President in Exile and wanted him to have his chance at bat. You can't want...
View ArticleRequiem for a Scoundrel.
I started this year with a feeling of hope. I could feel a sense of wonder and relief and gave it the name of a candidate. Now, I realize it was so much more. It was also the awareness that we are...
View Article'Bout Time
I know how hard it is to believe again. I had gotten so cynical that for the last few primaries I voted for the face in the Democratic Party that I wouldn't mind having to look at for four years. In...
View ArticleWhat King Taught Me
One of the things that all of us who participated in the Civil Rights Movement knew was that we might be able to get laws passed but we would never be able to legislate feelings.We understood this....
View ArticleBlack History Month
It's that time again. You know when PBS starts with the King and Malcolm video(s) and HBO and Showtime replay their black movies and showcase shorts made by black film makers. This year we get an...
View ArticleMy Black Herstory
It's the last day in Black History month and I'm thinking that since I was fully conscious for most of the last sixty years I would share a small part of my Black History or in this case, herstory....
View ArticleIt's a Race Thang.
Over the last few days there has been much hand-wringing,mudslinging and all around body flinging from the cliffs of politics. It comes down to one thing. Race. It's a race thang.
View ArticleGetting My Groove On
It's Friday night. Long week. So much playing on the screen of time and space. Watching the equivalent of a political Britney Spears, holding the high watch for spring, I've finally found my groove.
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