Politics
Jim Brown taught us to question the Vietnam War
I followed Jim Brown as the leading running back for the Cleveland Browns, but what drew me to him was his having organized other Black men to support Muhammad Ali, who refused to be drafted to fight in Vietnam. It was a courageous position for Ali and the Black men to take. I would read…
Read MoreBlack men line up to run for president
Black men have either launched bids to become president or are considering it. U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R. South Carolina), Larry Elder, a conservative radio host, and rapper Joseph Afroman Foreman have either announced they are running for U. S. president or they are exploring the possibility of getting into the mix. Sen. Scott has…
Read MoreRepublican senate members expelled two Black House members but they are back
Tennessee Republicans expelled two black lawmakers from the State Senate, but a white woman colleague, who escaped being thrown out by one vote, said the men were forced out because of the color of their skin. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones and Gloria Johnson, Democrats, were accused of disrupting the State Senate in Nashville to…
Read MoreJustin Jones is reinstated
By a majority vote of 36 to zero, Justin Jones was reinstated to his House seat that Tennessee Republicans had taken away from him last week. They had expelled Jones and Justin Pearson, both young Black male lawmakers, from the State Senate for violating the Senate’s decorum by using bullhorns to speak from the well…
Read MoreTennessee’s Republican Senate expelled two Black lawmakers for addressing gun violence
Tennessee Republicans expelled two Black lawmakers from the State Senate, but a White woman colleague, who escaped being thrown out by one vote, said the men were forced out because of the color of their skin. “We are not White,” said Gloria Johnson who is white. But she may have meant that she is not…
Read MoreI wonder what the poor people are doing?
Pro Publica published a report Thursday that Supreme Court Justice Thomas took luxury trips on a private jet and a yacht owned by a billionaire friend. Clarence Thomas said Friday that he did not disclose luxury travel paid for by a Republican donor because he was advised at the time that he did not have to…
Read MoreAlvin Bragg has a tough fight ahead after a grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump
I went to Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre many years ago to see Muhammed Ali fight George Forman. I shouted, yelled, and screamed. I was totally invested in the event, and I was out of control. The fight ended with Muhammad Ali winning. Chicago’s elevated train pulled up behind the Auditorium Theater. The motorman opened the door…
Read MoreThe inspiration for “Hotel Rwanda” has been pardoned
Paul Rusesabagina who inspired the Hollywood film “Hotel Rwanda,†was released from prison in Rwanda after his 25-year sentence was commuted Friday by the country’s President Paul Kagame. He was arrested by Rwandan authorities while he was traveling internationally in 2020 along with 20 others. All were charged with acts of terrorism. Rusesabagia was sentenced…
Read MoreMinnesota governor signs bill to provide free breakfasts and lunches for school children
The Black Panther Party launched the program in 1969 School girls hugged and kissed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who signed the universal school meals bill, meaning that a similar program founded by the Black Panther Party, is now accepted into law although the late F.B.I. director J. Edgar Hoover wanted to destroy it along with…
Read MoreIt’s off to the races for Chicago Mayor
Mayor Lori Lightfoot conceded early Tuesday in her bid for re-election, leaving left the door open for Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson and former Chicago Public School’s CEO, to battle it out to become Chicago’s next mayor. Johnson had 20 percent of the vote to Vallas’ 35 percent. Election day is April 4. Johnson said…
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