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U.S. post racial, you say?

From my upcoming column in the St. Louis American:

The Cliven Bundys and Donald Sterlings of the world also keep us grounded in the reality of whether or not America is in a post-racial period. While they represent very different economic strata, their opinions about blacks are not that far apart. Bundy has been leeching off the government for 20 years in unpaid grazing fees. His statements about negroes “being better off as slaves” fit right in with Sterling’s plantation notion of taking care of his black basketball Clippers. “I…give them food, and clothes, and cars, and houses.”

How the nation celebrates its 250th year

It’s been 174 years since the famous abolitionist, Frederick Douglass, issued his scathing address on July 4 celebrations. The nation couldn’t handle the truth then, and it cannot handle it now. The Trump regime is giving us a harsh reality check as the country prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday.

Who Really Deserves to Have Nuclear Weapons?

I often boast of being a child of the 50’s and 60’s. That’s because those years, which included the compelling Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, helped to shape my political consciousness. But I also have to admit I was a child of the Cold War and the Vietnam War, which informed my developing worldview.

The United States at 250 Years remembering the Black experience in this country spans over 500 years

Our ancestors gifted us with the concept of Sankofa, which translates to “go back and get it.” This means that we must examine the past to inform, build, and guide our future.

U.S. post racial, you say?

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