The election season is upon us
We have, once again, arrived at the intersection of the rational and insanity. Some call it the election season. And like the four seasons in …
Does America’s moral arc bend toward justice?
Martin Luther King was once quoted to say “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” PHOTO COURTESY OF HARVARDPOLITICS.COM …
Going. Going. Gone!
The year 2023 is rapidly coming to an end, and what’s changed? Not much, except many innocents have died since wars, some labeled “justified,” have …
No simple answers to questions about war
The matters of the war in the Middle East are complicated; there are no simple answers. For instance, I just learned that there are guidelines …
Path to the presidency clarifies
Vice President Kamala Harris PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK I’m preparing to watch the second republican debate and here is what I expect: Nikki Haley will …
America’s democracy is threatened from within
Indictments. Convictions. Sentencings. Headline stories abound with ongoing full-frontal assaults on the fabric of the USA’s constitutional order, nee “disorder.” Constitutional scholars are opining about …
Will new voices emerge?
Franky, I don’t think either of them should run again. One is very old; the other not much younger. One is under indictment for crimes; …
This moment of Democracy challenged promotes Black solidarity
Regardless of your political leanings, this is no time to celebrate. In fact, it is time for a period of national mourning. Why? For the …
Women brigades against injustice
For over seven decades, I have lived with ovaries, a uterus, and mammary glands, all of which classify me as a female mammal. My conundrum: …
July 4th not my celebration day if legacies of slavery survive
Smithsonian African American History and Research Museum, Washington, DC. PHOTO COURTESY OF HARVARD.EDU I did not celebrate the Fourth of July. Actually, after celebrating Juneteenth …