Not only is it clearly evident that American public school education has not been paying enough attention to teaching American government (generally called Civics) for the last 20 years or […]
Category: Practical Politics
Professor David L. Horne is founder and executive director of PAPPEI, the Pan African Public Policy and Ethical Institute, which is a new 501(c)(3) pending community-based organization or non-governmental organization (NGO). It is the stepparent organization for the California Black Think Tank which still operates and which meets every
fourth Friday.
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The Politics of racial in-fighting during political campaigns
As some of us remember well from public school days, some of our chums seemed to like to stir things and people up, so they’d regularly start any trouble they […]
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The politics of increasing our options
Without question we have put in the time, the patience, the Christian struggle, the military volunteerism, and anything else we thought would win the day of full acceptance as American […]
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The politics of doing what you want and need
I’m full of relatable experience this week and the heft is weighing me down. I’m just returning from a very important Pan African conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that begs […]
Posted inOpinion, Practical Politics
The politics of beginning anew
The Jen Psaki era as U.S. Press Secretary is now over (Friday, May 13 was her last day), and by the bulk of comments which have come and are coming […]
Posted inNational, Practical Politics
The politics of never giving up
Though the racial riots which occurred in Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Black Greenwood District right after Memorial Day in 1921 have been studied, exasperated and prayed over, and even included in 21st […]
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The politics of cultural greatness in spite of
On Monday night, May 2nd of this week, almost a Black phantom artistic production was performed on the campus of the University of Southern California, since the vast majority of […]
Posted inLocal, Opinion, Practical Politics
The politics of dramatizing legends
HBO has lately been airing “Winning Time: The Birth of a Dynasty,” which dramatizes the major characters and themes of the composition that became the Showtime Los Angeles Lakers basketball […]
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The politics of the changing levels of reparations inquiry
Within the last few days, we have had presented to us the 5-4 vote decision of the California State Reparations Commission that whatever reparations package of outcomes the Commission finally […]
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Practical politics
Judging by the spurt of new TV commercials and ads, the next Mayor of Los Angeles may also need to be the next Police Chief or Sheriff. The ads all […]
