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The “No Gays, Blacks, Mexicans and Jews” Signs Are Being Dusted Off

By Desi Cortez Columnist

We’re witnessing a fabricated, stacked, and stolen Supreme Court, the highest court in all the land, in a cold and calculated manner, reverse time and reverse history.

I’ve spent most of my adult life talking and writing about America and its “problem.” i.e., Black people. Yes, there’s little debate about it, WEB DuBois…

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Gilded Missiles and Misguided Minds. Men Drunk With Power

By Desi Cortez Columnist

Steely-eyed, rapacious capitalists engaging in unscrupulous, predatory practices, honed by formidable corporate titans from esteemed institutions - what does that tell us, my friend?

Let’s walk and talk through the madness gripping this ball of confusion, mass confusion. Raised as an only child, my paternal grandparents crafted me into an…

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MAGA Americans Stand Somewhere Between “Impose Our Will” and “I Am Your Retribution”

By Desi Cortez Columnist

If you don’t agree with their xenophobic agenda and their efforts to turn back the hands of time – then you are “Woke”—and you are the angry White person’s #1 enemy. The roar of hateful vengeance is loud!

Trump’s 2024 Presidential pronouncement is, wait for it, wait for it, boom! “I am your retribution!” - Flip the two-headed wooden nickel, and DeSantis’s proclamation is…

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Ron DeSantis: Sinister, Disturbing and Creepy

By Desi Cortez Columnist

Disney’s new big-screen monster blockbuster appears to be “Little Mermaid,” and guess what? She’s Black.

I think Florida Governor, and sadly, Republican candidate for President in 2024, Ron DeSantis is the most sinister man in America. Alas, in his own diabolical…

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Be Careful Coach Prime, Don’t Be Pimped by MAGA

By Desi Cortez Columnist

Hypocrisy, conflict of interest, and exploitation of Black men is indeed a rampant problem in the sports industry. It’s also a shameful and shocking example of how racism and xenophobia have been embedded into American institutions, including college sports.

The “Make America Great/White Again Movement” and Denver radio station 850 KOA are exploiting Coach Prime’s Black Buffs…. Black men unknowingly doing the heavy lifting, getting…

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The NFL Is an Example of the MAGA “Replacement” Speculation, and That of “Black Power”

By Desi Cortez Columnist

I never thought I’d live to see this “righting,” such a long overdue transformation that should have organically occurred decades ago when the gridiron became integrated.

I’m going to have to admit there’s a measure of incontestable and irrefutable truth to that whole Make America Great/White Again fairy tale King Trump’s cult…

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MAGA White Males Are the “Prime” Source of Conflict and Resistance to Progress to Civilizing Our Civilization

By Desi Cortez Columnist

if they are forced to share the power, they’d rather burn this place down before surrendering to terms like integration, inclusivity, diversity, fairness, and equality.

Just because FOX News has axed Imperial Wizard Tucker Carlson, it does not mean there’ll be a “positive” change across America. The overt, over-the-top arrogance and…

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Clarence Thomas: A Product of the Republican Plantation

By Desi Cortez Columnist

the Confederacy isn’t a long past geographical location. No, it’s a heartfelt and deeply embraced uncivilized value system and way of life which is alive and well across America.

To my people: Don’t be afraid to raise your fist and yell out “Black Power!” There’s just something inspiring about seeing a Black person, with a…

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Did They Snatch Trump’s Passport?

By Desi Cortez Columnist

Overt rejection has left Trump a wounded creature; that appears obvious. My grade-school question is: did the judge yank his Passport?

Overt rejection has left Trump a wounded creature; that appears obvious. My grade-school question is: did the judge yank his Passport? Look, let’s be honest here,…

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Eating Ice Cream in the Middle of a Cultural Battlefield: Disneyland

By Desi Cortez Columnist

Despite the characters being animals, the racial connections, innuendos, and slights were embedded, if you were hip to the racist jive hidden in plain sight.

This Spring Break, I’ll be smack, dab in the middle of one of America’s most combustible cultural battlegrounds, Disneyland. Now check this out; it’s going to…

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