PinnedOyéshiku CarrEritrea at the Tour de FranceIn 1936 the great Gino Bartali won his first Giro d’Italia, the 24th edition of the race. Nineteen stages starting and ending in Milan…Jul 11, 2023Jul 11, 2023
Oyéshiku CarrAmericans should be glad the US is leaving AfghanistanLast Thursday’s suicide bombings at Kabul airport are a tragic exclamation mark to America’s ignominious defeat in Afghanistan. But the…Aug 29, 2021Aug 29, 2021
Oyéshiku CarrA Meditation on Black Helicopters and “good trouble”.Ever hear the about the “black helicopter” theory? Urban Dictionary, a website dedicated to urban legends, refers to it as a conspiracy…Jul 23, 2020Jul 23, 2020
Oyéshiku CarrAmerica is Sick (and not just from Coronavirus)Something is rotten in the old USA. The Center for Disease Control’s recommendation to wear face masks at the beginning of April can’t…Apr 27, 2020Apr 27, 2020
Oyéshiku CarrA Federation of DuncesFor those of us who have spent the past three years lamenting the wanton recklessness of the Trump administration, its feckless and…Apr 12, 2020Apr 12, 2020
Oyéshiku CarrHey Joe, This One Ain’t FreeOn February 29th Black voters pulled Joe Biden out of the proverbial fire by giving him overwhelming support in South Carolina and setting…Mar 6, 2020Mar 6, 2020
Oyéshiku CarrMike Bloomberg vs the Black ResistanceThe resistance against Mike Bloomberg is growing.Feb 19, 2020Feb 19, 2020
Oyéshiku CarrHollywood and the End of HistoryMovements like “Oscars So White” and “Me too” have rightly called on Hollywood to atone for its lack of racial and gender diversity in…Feb 15, 2020Feb 15, 2020