When I was growing up in the 1980s, there was much chatter from Washington D.C. about how the two most…
Can VP Joe Biden win the White House with Rep. Karen Bass as his running mate?
Most of the major news media reported on Friday that Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden is close to selecting a…
Freedom from wearing masks as a license to harm–and kill–fellow Americans
Selfishness is as American as apple pie, jazz music, and baseball. With the exception of World War II or the…
From Slave Owners and Overseers–to College Presidents and Football Coaches
Yesterday, Michigan State University announced that the entire Spartans football team is entering a 14-day quarantine after one staffer and…
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…
Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge should be renamed in honor of the late John Lewis
Most students of American History know that the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama was the site of “Bloody Sunday”…
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…
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…
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…