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You probably thought this day would never come. Therefore, as the son of a preacher man, I feel obliged to intone that familiar Psalm: This is the day the lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. (118:24) Amen. We made it. And this, despite what might have seemed like four years… Read more.
If Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were alive today, he would marvel at America’s schizophrenic march towards the Promised Land of his famous dream. After all, America elected its first Black man as president in 2008; elected its first Black woman as vice president in 2020; and, even closer to his home and heart, elected… Read more.
Episode 17: Think of Football Fields as Glorified Sweatshops Listen.
Washington DC is in lockdown with a Baghdad-style ‘Green Zone’ perimeter set up days out from Joe Biden’s inauguration as more than 20,000 armed National Guard troops are mobilized, razor wire is installed on fences and road blocks are put in place amid ‘major security threats’ in the capital. As security intensifies in Washington, the Secret… Read more.
House lawmakers on Wednesday impeached President Trump for his role in last week’s deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, capping an extraordinary week of violence, apprehension and partisan brawling in Congress just as Washington cranks up security in preparation for Joe Biden’s inauguration, just a week away. The 232-197 vote was historic: It made Trump… Read more.
Last night I said President-elect Biden should admonish President Trump to tell his followers to stand down or be held personally responsible for any further violence they perpetrate in his name. Here in part is what I said: Order his Proud Boys to stand back, disband, and abort any plan to storm any state capitol.… Read more.
“Trump” has been a toxic brand ever since the US government sued Donald and his father Fred in 1973 for systematically discriminating against Blacks in the gentrified apartments they rented in Brooklyn and Queens. Regretfully, I did not begin admonishing anyone with a conscience, especially Blacks, to avoid anything branded Trump like the plague until… Read more.
Starting this week and running through at least Inauguration Day, armed protests are being planned at all 50 state capitols and at the U.S. Capitol, according to an internal FBI bulletin obtained by ABC News. The FBI has also received information in recent days on a group calling for ‘storming’ state, local and federal government… Read more.
Every dog has its day. And so, out of the ashes of the insurrection he incited last week, President Trump will have his this week. Because he will finally withdraw US troops from Afghanistan down to a level that former President Obama promised he would do over a decade ago. __________ We don’t have to… Read more.
Episode 16: Trump Seals Legacy More Befitting Traitor to Than President of USA… Listen.
