Politics, Race, Crime, National, Election, Chicago, Law, Justice
2018 Update: The new face of the Republican party includes a brothel pimp (Dennis Hof), pedophile, and a Nazi (Arthur Jones), inspired by Donald Trump. Remember when the Republican party said it stood for family values? Remember the “Contract with America” to uphold those virtues? Read More …
2018 Update: The U.S. Supreme Court, with Trump nominated Justice Neil Gorsuch, dealt a heavy blow to voter’s rights and the Voting Rights Act by regarding states purging voter rolls and allowing gerrymandering. For years, Republicans have redrawn voting districts through gerrymandering to its benefit. Read More …
2018 Update: The Trump administration is discharging immigrant recruits who joined under MAVNI to gain citizenship through service. The risk of a foreign-born terrorist threat was a reason. If the administration was genuinely concerned about terrorism within the ranks then it should focus its efforts Read More …
As I read some excerpts from Hillary Clinton’s What Happened book, I rolled my eyes. This is not a critique on the book. This is a critique of the myriad of reasons posited for not understanding her loss and her supporters need to figure out. Read More …
July 8th my heart stopped. My faith was challenged. My 25-year-old nephew died in an accident. The loss of my father in 2004 was devastating. The loss of my nephew was beyond traumatic. When I received the news about my nephew, I was angry at Read More …
Sept. 2019: A year ago, an op-ed appeared in the New York Times about “the resistance inside the Trump administration …working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations…[because] the president continues to act in a manner that is detrimental to the Read More …
They say that the five most traumatic events in life are: (1) death of a loved one; (2) divorce; (3) job loss; (4) moving/buying a home; and (5) major illness. I experienced three within a twelve months. In the fall of 2003, I bought my Read More …
Just like Pepsi’s culturally insensitive ad and Gucci copying Dapper Dan‘s fashion design, Crown Royal has jumped on the cultural appropriation bandwagon. Unless you are investing dollars in the community you are co-opting, then it is NOT appreciation it is appropriation. Most of Harlem is Read More …
After two months in Italy, I dreaded returning to the States. America’s political climate was unavoidable abroad as I was constantly asked, “What is happening in America?” Also, my hometown of Chicago was not the same place I left six years ago when I moved Read More …
2018 Update: The US government under the Trump administration and Jeff Sessions is trying to use the Bible to justify separating immigrant children from parents. Children have died and been sexually abused in ICE custody. Shame to Christians who fail to call this blasphemy and Read More …
For those that say “give Trump a chance,” I do not have the privilege or luxury to ignore him making fun of the disabled, denigrating women, or his racist policies against blacks. He refused to rent to them. He took out full page ads against Read More …
I love that millennials are becoming activists as seen in the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) and Black Lives Matter (BLM) movements. However, I am disturbed that for all the activism, some still did not vote. “My vote doesn’t matter” is oft repeated. If you want Read More …