My grandfather’s first cousin was Lieutenant Colonel Howard Lee Baugh. Cousin Howard was part of the 99th Pursuit Squadron, the first unit of the Tuskegee Airmen. This month marks the […]
Category: Op-ed
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Democrats need a Kendrick Lamar masterclass
Democrats need to quit trying to play patty-cake with people who are throwing punches. They’re bringing polite, debate-club energy to a full-blown street fight and expecting applause just for showing […]
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Practical Politics
The Harry Potter series was a worldwide phenomenon that made author J.K. Rowling the world’s first, as far as is known, billionaire book author (although some say that status had […]
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Anti-obesity medicines are not all created equally
The new FDA-approved weight loss medicines have changed the game for people with obesity, offering millions of Americans a chance to transform their health, prevent disease, and live longer lives. […]
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Snoop Dogg and Caitlyn Jenner: Privilege Over Principles
What do Snoop Dogg and Caitlyn Jenner have in common? No, this isn’t the setup for a bad joke—it’s a tragic reality. They’ve become poster children for the misguided belief […]
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Practical Politics
To be clear, the recent tariffs imposed by POTUS Donald Trump will not help American taxpayers in the main. In fact, tariffs will distinctly hurt Black citizens in particular, since […]
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Joy brought us joy!
If we can’t defeat fascism, sexism or racism in our country, who are we to tell anybody else what to do? Colin Kaepernick warned us when he chose not to […]
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Practical Politics
Because he’d already “poisoned the well” with false voter fraud charges for four years about the 2020 election, most people stayed away from looking too hard at the 2024 election […]
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Are we funding our oppression?
African Americans have about $1.6 trillion in buying power. And we are the ultimate consumers, disproportionately spending on beauty and personal care, apparel and footwear, and entertainment and technology. There […]
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From Elon, with love: you’re fired
It was Feb. 14. But what nearly 400 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees got that day were not Valentines. They were pink slips. The firings touched critical roles in EPA […]
