A few years ago, I wrote a column for Our Weekly that decried the then-current usage of racist and misogynistic place names for a significant number of mountains, streams, hills, […]
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 dodging the bullets meant for others
In a world still ruled by those grasping a system which allows the strong to dominate the weak and ill-fed, moderately competitive African states, among others, have been pulled together […]
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The politics of Black murder by Whites
The recent lenient judge’s ruling in the Kim Potter case that involved her killing Daunte Wright, a young Black man, under the color of law did not surprise a large […]
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The politics of surviving politics without representation
Okay, I’ve avoided this issue like the plague for the past few months. But some avid readers, constituents and friends finally convinced me that my silence was not golden on […]
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The politics of Serena at 40
During this weekend of the Super Bowl and the Beijing Winter Olympics (let alone the NBA All Star Game on the way), there are plenty of sports-related issues to talk […]
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The politics of mandating Ethnic Studies in ‘Trumpian’ times
Even for those paying very close attention, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signing of AB 101 three months ago is something that slipped through many informational cracks. It was the culmination of […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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The politics of internationalizing the Black struggle for freedom and dignity
In 2013, the United Nations General Assembly declared…
