Although the original “Wild, Wild West” of the John Wayne-type movies never really existed in the U.S. (most of those depictions were based on the imaginations and embellishments of eastern […]
Author Archives: Dr. David L. Horne, PHD
Posted inOpinion
The politics of more info, more problems
Just when we think we’ve got a bit of a handle on what’s going on, we get sucker punched again. In an unkindness of ravens, the very smart blackbirds always […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion-OW
The politics of putting on a new face representing the United States
More and more, the edge of the cliff keeps drawing near. As much as the United States means to us now, in spite of the whirlwind of nastiness and bad […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion-OW
The politics of doing the help we claim to bring
On Nov 9, the Sixth Region Diaspora Caucus (SRDC), International, a group which initially formed in Los Angeles in 2006, and the Liberian government of President George Weah, signed a […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion-OW
The politics of ‘shaking it off’
The British government established colonies in the Caribbean mainly during the 17th and 18th centuries, seizing the land from indigenous people mistakenly called Indians because Columbus incorrectly thought he was […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion-OW
The politics of breaking the mold
Richard Williams, father of Venus and Serena Williams, is now 79 years old and is having very serious health problems. He has a youngish son from his last marriage (a […]
Posted inOpinion, Practical Politics
The youth politics of challenging Black leaders of HBCUs
It’s still news that Black folks prefer to keep inside problems, well, inside. Youth used to be regularly taught to keep family business to themselves, and not put such business […]
Posted inPractical Politics
The politics of respecting in death those not respected in life
Last week in a Maryland judicial proceeding, the state district judge in the case ruled, for once, that the living Black population in the district of Maryland covered by the […]
Posted inPractical Politics
The Politics of Regaining Control of the Supply Chain
It is interesting that when trouble comes for the U.S., it does not seem to discriminate between victimizing Black folks or White folks in this country. Sure, whatever the problem, […]
Posted inLocal, Local Politics
Practical Politics
Okay, everybody, they’ve already started filming the Black Panther sequel in Atlanta (back in June). This we know.
Several important questions have already been publicly answered:
