A couple of weeks ago, the City Council of Christiansburg invited public comments about a proposal to install storyboards in the town square depicting items about the history of African Americans in the area. Opposition to this plan brought out the media. But according to the mayor’s estimates, he and other council members had received … [Read more…]
A Trump mob carried out a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol this afternoon. They broke windows and doors as they illegally and unlawfully invaded the Senate, which was in a joint session with the House of Representatives. They disrupted the business of the Congress and hung around all afternoon, and very few were arrested. … [Read more…]
I spent last weekend in my small hometown, McIntosh, Alabama, participating in high school homecoming activities. To my surprise, the town has a black mayor. This news caused me to reflect even more on the election of an African American mayor in Montgomery, Alabama. Last week, Montgomery, the city that calls itself the cradle of … [Read more…]
Great satire: The court ruled a white teen who stabbed a classmate to death will face the jury as a 300-pound black man. Onion News Network, Fridays at 10/9c on IFC. See video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84phU8of02U Fake story, of course, but real essence of black life in America.