BlackLivesMatter

Former President Donald J. Trump broke the internet last week following his announcement about suspending 14th amendment birthright citizenship for illegal aliens. I love to see it! But Leftist global citizens are offended by the very idea of nation states and the fact that for citizenship to mean anything…

And she is broadcasting her self-hate to the whole world. — Last week, a video of a Caribbean female AirBnB host went viral on Tik Tok. In it, a woman going by the name of Barefoot Island Lady announces she will no longer let Black Americans rent her place. The reason, according to her, is that Black Americans are “nothing but…

But that was almost 35 years ago — I know it seems distressing to some who feel the onslaught of ‘white’ this and ‘black’ that, with writeups churning out at rapid fire speed. Don’t fret. It’s a Renaissance of sorts, a time like no other where black voices, and those with understanding about those voices, finally have a…

These are my impressions of the Louisiana I came to know from my recent trip there. Its pines and bayous are gorgeous. Water is everywhere. People are kind. They really do want a great state. But downriver from Baton Rouge, a lot is slipping through the cracks, right where the Mississippi crooks around Vacherie and St. James.

Last week Black YouTube was caught up in a tornado — with an EF5 rating, no less. The cause? The exclusive two-part interview by Da’Naia Jackson, the now-separated wife of Derrick Jaxn. When news of the interview dropped I must admit my curiosity was aroused. It was going to have…

Dr. Davis was on Time’s 2020 List of Most Influential People — In 2020, Angela Davis was included on Time’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world. That is 2020, when the list includes Kamala Harris and Joe Biden and other contemporary figures in the arts, in leadership, in varied fields. So why am I writing about a communist…

An essay about the murder of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack-Belton — Anti-Black racism is an undercurrent in American society, a pervaisive ideology flowing in the opposite direction of the values our nation purports to hold near and dear, like equality, liberty, and progress. All too often, pervaisive stereotypes about Black criminality contribute to a shoot-first-ask-questions-later type of environment that endangers Black…

The reported killing of a 34-year-old Black trans woman in Detroit highlights the violence and anti-trans sentiments permeating the 2023 Pride season in the United States and beyond. Ashia Davis — also known as Asia Davis — died early Friday morning on the second day of Pride month. According to…

What is the Objective of Black Folks? I Know What Mine Is! — While watching “The Bourne Supremacy,” one of my favorite movies, the character Nicki says, “They don’t do random, there is always an objective,” in reference to Jason Bourne showing up in Berlin, Germany. I’ve watched that movie at least 20 times. I have a memory problem with movies. Once I…