Posts Tagged ‘Africa’
Solomon on CNN talking Trump and s—hole countries
Solomon on CNN talking Trump, s—hole countries, and the Democratic response
Praise 107.9 FM host Solomon appeared on CNN with Brooke Baldwin to talk about Trump’s assertion that African countries, Haiti and El Salvador are s—hole countries. Democrats, led by the Congressional Black Caucus, to censure Trump for his remarks. Solomon Jones is an Essence bestselling author and award-winning columnist. He is the creator and…
Read More If you’re not active against Trump, you’re part of the problem
I’m concerned that our president is only now being denounced as a racist. It’s not that Donald Trump doesn’t deserve that label. It’s just that those currently criticizing Trump’s racist tendencies have spent too much time in denial. We should not have needed numerous sources accusing Trump of calling African countries shitholes to determine he…
Read More HUD is part of the legacy of slavery, which Ben Carson has failed to grasp
When I listened to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson compare immigration to slavery, I was transported back to the year 2000, when, as a young reporter, I stood on the sands of Busua Beach in Ghana. I’d gone there to search out the history of the trans-Atlantic slave trade, but as foam-capped waves…
Read More Send Ebola drug to Africa now
THE EBOLA VIRUS, which can kill up to 90 percent of those infected, has spread rapidly in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, and also has moved into Nigeria. More than 1,350 people have died in Africa so far, and the outbreak shows no signs of slowing. The situation in Africa is so dire that the World Health…
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