Category Archives: politics

Happening Tonight: Kevin Powell to speak at Clark University

I recently received an email that author and activist Kevin Powell will be speaking at Clark University this evening as part of the University’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration. It’s a FREE event, and open to the public.   … Continue reading

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Tea Partay

When the Tea Party gets amped and turns up the volume, I always laugh because out come the Democrats who feel they can use the economy, taxes, race and gender issues to right the scales. Well, the Tea Party isn’t … Continue reading

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Penn on Jean

Folks can and will say what they like about Sean Penn, but in this case, I have to agree with him and his skepticism of Wyclef Jean declaring that he’s going to run to become the Haitian President. “I see … Continue reading

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Politics: New vs. Old

I have to tip my hat to Luke Russert for ‘going there’ with Congressman Charlie Rangel. Russert posed a very good question, and in true old-school fashion, Congressman Rangel, who appears to have looked at the baby-faced Russert and immediately … Continue reading

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Dianne Wilkerson: Pleading Guilty

I wrote about Dianne Wilkerson in 2008 and in 2009 and said that she needed to just “man up” and say that she did it.  Well, it looks like her conscience and some influential Black ministers in Boston  convinced her … Continue reading

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