Joe Biden might not unite the country, but he can solve some problems
Joe Biden is now president of a country in deep crisis. Our divisions have been laid bare by Donald Trump, who spent four years feeding lies to millions of his followers, even as the country fell apart. I don’t believe that it’s Biden’s job to reunite the country. After seeing how easily white supremacy was…
Read More I’ve finally figured out why King Day makes me angry
I get mad on King Day. I get mad because we’re still fighting for the same things King fought and died for. I get mad because the ones who killed him are still fighting us today. But more than anything, I get mad because we celebrate a King who had nothing but a dream. And…
Read More Dear Joe Biden — Run me my money!
Run me my money. That was my response when I heard Joe Biden propose a $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan that includes a $2000 check for most Americans. I’ve spent decades paying taxes, tickets, fines and fees to the government, not to mention my time in the Department of Motor Vehicles, a hellish place where…
Read More Have you seen the FBI Director? Yeah, neither have I
Mike Pence won’t be helping to get Trump out of office, so now it’s about locking up the Capitol rioters. But I wonder how serious they are about doing that when we haven’t seen the FBI Director, or the Attorney General, or anyone who seems to be in charge. We watched angry mobs chasing cops…
Read More A Philly cop is under investigation for attending the pre-riot Trump rally. We’re not surprised
A Philadelphia Police detective is under investigation after allegedly attending the rally before the riot. And guess what. We’re not surprised. If the Inquirer is right, and Philadelphia Detective Jennifer Gugger allegedly attended that rally, I gotta wonder what she was thinking. Because Gugger’s job in the police department’s recruitment unit was to investigate social…
Read More What if the rioters who breached the US Capitol were Black?
The scene was unlike anything we’d ever witnessed. An angry mob descended on Capitol Hill after attending a rally where President Donald Trump erroneously claimed the election was stolen and directed his followers to confront members of Congress. “We’re going to walk down there, and I’ll be there with you,” Trump said at the rally.…
Read More Trump’s tactics in Georgia call are straight from the white supremacy handbook
I felt a growing sadness as I listened to a recording of Donald Trump begging, bullying, cajoling, and threatening Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in an attempt to make him do something he can’t — overturn Trump’s loss in the presidential race, via the state now poised to send a historic rebuke to the…
Read More When will we get justice for Jacob Blake?
What must we do to get justice? That’s what I’m asking after the Kenosha Wisconsin D.A. failed to charge a white cop for shooting a Black man in the back. The victim, Jacob Blake, had been trying to break up an argument between two women, and as he walked back to his vehicle, Kenosha police…
Read More Philly extends 10-year tax abatement for the rich and calls it an anti-poverty program
The mayor and City Council say they have a plan to reduce poverty in Philadelphia, and maybe that’s true — if the plan is to force the poor out of the neighborhoods by spending $400 million to boost gentrification. Perhaps if the plan was to give the money directly to the poor, I’d believe it…
Read More Dear Black folks: This Black Friday spend your Black money with Black people
Black people, if this is really Black Friday, let’s paint the town black. Let’s play Black music ‘til the world starts dancing. Do Black things ‘til the world gets soul. Eat Black food ‘til the world feels better. Wear Black clothes ‘til the world gets swag. If this is really Black Friday, let’s spend it…
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