Selfishness is as American as apple pie, jazz music, and baseball. With the exception of World War II or the … More
Author: Chuck Hobbs
A man blessed with a keen analytical mind, razor sharp wit and one very trenchant pen...
Mitt Romney predicts a Trump victory in 2020–is he right?
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, opined yesterday during a HuffPost interview that he believes that President … More
Remembering C.T. Vivian and John Lewis: Civil Rights titans in life–legends in death
July 17, 2020 will be forever remembered as the day that two Titans of the Civil Rights Movement, Reverend Cordy … More
If “All Lives Matter,” then the NCAA must cancel College Football
As a college football fanatic, it hurts my heart to say that the NCAA must follow the lead of schools … More
Should lynching trees in Southern towns get chopped down?
Having spent the better part of my adult life calling for monuments to Confederate leaders to be removed from courthouse … More
The Fugitive Slave Act as a factor in lingering Black angst with law enforcers
One could credibly argue that the roots of lingering angst between law enforcement and Black Americans, and the problem of … More
President Abe Lincoln authorized the executions of Dakota warriors in 1862
As the United States Civil War raged for a second year in 1862, in Minnesota, a separate struggle between the … More
And the Confederate statues came tumbling down
If the old slogan “Image is Everything” is true, the symbolism behind busts and statues and memorials to slave owners, … More
Black NFL alumni blast Drew Brees and systemic white racism in the sport
Since Colin Kaepernick first bent the knee in 2016 to protest police brutality against unarmed Black people, there have been … More