Only a fool who still believes the ‘tooth fairy’ is real would not have seen this one coming. The blowhard Donald Trump, ever-seeking style points and added glow to his […]
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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Practical Politics
Donald Trump most often gives off the vibes of the clumsy Hyacinth Hippo from Walt Disney’s “Fantasia” trying to fit into a ballerina’s shoe. His continued, sometimes frenzied, quest for […]
Posted inOpinion, Practical Politics
The Politics of “Break a Deal, Face The Wheel!”
As many Americans of all political stripes daily face more Trump-led confusion, uncomfortability (uncertainty) and chaos (the Trump CUC-step), whether it is another attack on America’s vaunted educational institutions, the […]
Posted inLocal, Practical Politics
Five bills Gov. Newsom signed into law last week
As the California Legislature heads into summer recess, California Black Media lists five bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed last week that you should know about.Once a bill is signed into […]
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Practical Politics
As many Americans of all political stripes daily face more Trump-led confusion, uncomfortability (uncertainty) and chaos (the Trump CUC-step), whether it is another attack on America’s vaunted educational institutions, the […]
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Practical Politics
For most of the 21st century, we have collectively referred to the dominant urban problem in the U.S. as the issue of homelessness. Virtually all other urban headaches have been […]
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Practical Politics
Let’s be clear: regardless of one’s particular political affiliation, modern American citizens almost universally like to see their elected public officials stand up for the rights of those citizens. Wimpish […]
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Practical Politics
It is already virtually guaranteed that whenever Donald Trump’s current and last presidency ends, the U.S. will be poorer, not necessarily wiser, and most likely no longer the world’s number […]
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Practical Politics
Many Black folks— some historical, some currently alive—have often lamented the depth of the dangerous survival curve we, as a race, seem to have inherited and cannot shake off. Whether […]
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Practical Politics
Recent news stories from 2023 and 2024 continue to discuss cities with high percentages of Black residents, in spite of continued noxiousness from the current administration. Jackson, Mississippi, for example, […]