Issue: 821
June 04, 2020
Sharp n’ Blunt
Burn Baby Burn…!
Columnist
We’ve no other options than to throw our fist up in the air and wave them around like we do care, like we do have our lives to defend, our children's futures to defend, and shout from the mountain top - Power to the people! All Power to the people!!!
Americans of color and “enlightened” White folks appear to be self ordained, driven, if not destined to drag this racially polarized decadent empire into the 21st…
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Commentary
Breakfast Club Biden – The Invisible Woman
Editorial Board
One of the “perks” of being a black woman married to a white man is that some white people seem to think that my opinion on these matters carries weight.
Former Vice President Joe Biden probably regrets telling Charlamagne the God, “if you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or for Trump, then…
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Commentary
Andrea Harris and the Fight for Minority Business
Editorial Board
Harris would not be surprised, just as I am not, that Black-owned and other minority businesses got the short stick of bailout funds and that such a large number of Black-owned businesses (more than any other racial or ethnic group) are imperiled by the coronavirus recession.
Andrea Harris was not well-known, but she should have been. She was the co-founder of the North Carolina Institute of Minority Business Development, an advocate for…
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Commentary
In the Summer of the Pandemic: Reading Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom!
Editorial Board
Faulkner, in the 1910s and 1920s Mississippi, would have sat on some adult’s lap to hear stories about the gallantry of Robert E. Lee. In Chicago, at my Catholic elementary, I heard about Robert E. Lee. I saw pictures of him in my history textbooks before I was told anything about Frederick Douglass. Devoid of all his anger and fight, of course.
Rarely will a list of books recommended for summer reading include a novel by William Faulkner. It’s a difficult read, true. But this summer of our…
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Commentary
Loose the Dogs – Solidarity America
Columnist
Trump has yet to call out the dogs, but he seems willing to do so. When he once saw cops holding the heads of suspects they were placing in their squad cars, he told the cops that they were being a little too gentle, that it would be okay to rough them up a bit. Lest we forget, these are suspects, not convicted criminals. His personal history shows his disdain, if not contempt, for minority citizens.
The dogs of war. The dogs of oppression. The dogs of the president of the United States. President Donald Trump has threatened to turn loose “vicious…
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Commentary
Trump’s Suicide? Biden’s Moves?
Columnist
Many believe Trump is committing political hari-kari (ritual suicide) via his racist rants, militaristic threats, and inability and/or refusal to console the nation during this era of pandemic and racial crises. Biden is riding a wave of positive polls and TV coverage, which is leading him and his advisors to be confident that he is on the cusp of victory. He is not!
Biden’s delay in naming a VP running mate is resulting in a shorter timeline for her to elevate Democratic enthusiasm and turnout. Many believe Trump is…
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