A lot of the present pollsters have mayoral candidate Karen Bass comfortably ahead in the current race to be Los Angeles’ next mayor. But a reality check reminds us clearly […]
Author Archives: Dr. David L. Horne, PHD
Posted inPractical Politics
The politics of fighting on, even after they say the fight’s over
In 2018, noted Black author Zora Neale Hurston’s last book, “Barracoon,” originally published in 1927, was re-published. It was an anthropological study of the last slave cargo illegally brought […]
Posted inNational, Opinion, Practical Politics
The politics of political ripples on a pond
Certainly we’ve all heard several times in our lifetimes about the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. We all learned in grade school (supposedly) that the 14th amendment, as the […]
Posted inGuest Opinions, Opinion, Practical Politics
The politics of differentiating one’s enemies
When one is writhing in agony on the ground, bleeding out from a mortal blow, the tendency is not to concentrate much on whose fault it is — the major […]
Posted inLocal, Opinion, Practical Politics
The politics of our strange justice
In U.S.A. public schools, it is still news that children are taught that when rules are illegally broken, punishment is due. We tend to call it justice. In most Western […]
Posted inLocal
The Continuing Politics of the L.A. 10th District
It is a well known fact that the majority of the Black American population living in the city of Los Angeles currently live in the 8th, 9th, and 10th city […]
Posted inLocal, Opinion, Practical Politics
The politics of bringing city love to L.A.
Perhaps we should have paid more attention to the sooth-sayers and tarot card readers among us on February 4, 2016, as Mayor Garcetti, backed up by the Theodore Wilson High […]
Posted inNational, Opinion, Practical Politics
The politics of political comics fantasy
Last week in San Diego, for those deeply invested in the digital gaming and comic book world, eyes were glistening and active attention-spans were constantly switching gears as the Comic-Con […]
Posted inOpinion, Practical Politics
The politics of the disappearing Black teachers
Besides an effective economic delivery system, the foundation marks of successful civilizations and nation states are public approval of and continuous work to maintain the society’s governmental structures, and an […]
Posted inNational, Practical Politics
The Politics of Repatriation
You know, it’s getting harder and harder to just stay here—no matter what. These are indeed trying times when we need to reconsider our options and choices. We can leave. […]
