Trump Remakes America

Charles Blow hits the nail on the head in this recent column in the New York Times. Trump Remakes America by Charles Blow Donald Trump, a lying, bullying, womanizing autocrat-idolizer, is fundamentally transforming America in very real and lasting ways, in ways that have left decent people slack-jawed, enraged and exasperated. He has overtaken and … [Read more…]

When Will Democrats Fight?

This week, a conservative Supreme Court majority empowered Donald Trump to continue his racist Muslim travel ban, Texas Republicans to deliberately diminish the political power of nonwhite voters, and pro-life pregnancy crisis centers to withhold information about abortion services from their female patients. They also dealt a blow to the American labor movement in general … [Read more…]

Understanding Trump’s Actions

For a clear description of the WHY of Trump’s cruelty to immigrant children please see the following piece from the Rachel Maddow Show: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-cruel-to-migrant-kids-to-drive-immigration-political-wedge-1259660867952?v=b The entire piece is 21 minutes and 31 seconds long; however, if you are short on time see the part from 10:34 to 18:30. I could not agree more with Rachel.

Roseanne Barr Represented!

Among the many legitimate complaints about Roseanne Barr’s latest racist rant, one is illegitimate. That complaint is that Roseanne violated the premise of her television show—to show America what Trump supporters are like. When the Roseanne show was brought back to television the mainstream media—including the entertainment media— characterized the new show as trying to … [Read more…]

Stand By Me

By featuring the stunningly beautiful rendition of the song, “Stand By Me,” at their wedding, Megan Markle and Prince Harry displayed an aspect of Megan’s African American heritage—R&B/Soul music. That was obvious, but I wonder if they knew that this song evoked a deeper root of African American culture and heritage—gospel music. The gospel-based R&B/Soul … [Read more…]