Posts by Solomon
Trump is killing us, but gun violence is doing it faster
There’s so much happening that sometimes it’s easy to be overwhelmed. The president is lying about coronavirus, the homeless are camped out on the Parkway, fires are raging in California, and the most important election of our lifetimes is less than two months away. But in Philadelphia, the most immediate danger is gun violence. Gun…
Read More Trump blames Woodward for coronavirus deaths
Imagine you run a country and something’s killing the people you’re supposed to protect. Now imagine being so selfish, so utterly triflin’, that you lie about it because you care more about power than you do about the people. If you can imagine doing that, congratulations, you’re Donald Trump. Because no one else would tell…
Read More Solomon talks police reform on CNN
Black businesses facing racism? Put your green on black.
Black businesses have suffered terribly during the coronavirus pandemic. When the shutdowns began, barbershops and beauty salons, businesses that double as centers of black culture—were closed as nonessential. Black restaurants were shuttered almost from the start. Book stores and coffee shops were shut down and told they weren’t needed. Then, as the lockdown dragged on,…
Read More Trump calls for law and order at RNC. Black folks still waiting.
I heard Trump talk about law and order at the Republican National Convention, and I like peace just like the next person. But when there is no justice, there can be no peace. Donald Trump and his minions have spent a week making a mockery of justice during their national convention. They say there must…
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