Woke voters know fluff from substance
Published in St. Louis American, August 2, 2022 When Congresswoman Cori Bush was recently arrested following an abortion rights protest at the U.S. Supreme Court Building conservative critics called her out. “Stop being a protestor and concentrate on being a legislator,” was the right-wing story line. First, the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Two, woke voters […]
The Slow Death of Roe v Wade
Published in BlackCommentator.com on July 7, 2022 It wasn’t as if we didn’t know it was coming. The rabid rightwing anti-choice movement has been hacking away at the amendment since its passage. The draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked back in May. Still, it was a powerful slap across the face of […]
“That’s our job.”
“That’s our job.” These were the words that former St. Louis Alder John Collins-Muhammad allegedly said to John Doe in a pay-to-play scheme that has rocked the city. Doe was being assured that he was going to get the big hook-up once he made the big payoff. This is where some elected officials get […]