The world is mourning the demise of the United Kingdom’s Queen Elizabeth II, the long-serving monarch who died on Sept. 8, and my mama always told me not to speak […]
Category: Opinion
Posted inPractical Politics
The politics of fighting on, even after they say the fight’s over
In 2018, noted Black author Zora Neale Hurston’s last book, “Barracoon,” originally published in 1927, was re-published. It was an anthropological study of the last slave cargo illegally brought […]
Posted inCounting the Cost, National, Opinion
A step in the right direction
President Joe Biden made a campaign promise to alleviate some student loan debt, and on August 24, he honored his commitment. Some say it is too little. Obstructionists say it […]
Posted inNational, Opinion, Practical Politics
The politics of political ripples on a pond
Certainly we’ve all heard several times in our lifetimes about the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. We all learned in grade school (supposedly) that the 14th amendment, as the […]
Posted inCounting the Cost, Guest Opinions, Opinion
The teacher shortage is a symptom of a greater challenge
This school year, you can’t turn on a television or open a newspaper without reading or hearing about the teacher shortage. And it is clear that current shortages are being […]
Posted inGuest Opinions, Opinion, Practical Politics
The politics of differentiating one’s enemies
When one is writhing in agony on the ground, bleeding out from a mortal blow, the tendency is not to concentrate much on whose fault it is — the major […]
Posted inCounting the Cost, Guest Opinions
Revolutions, evolutions and Serena Williams
Unquestionably, Venus and Serena Williams revolutionized women’s tennis. With serves that approached the speed of light, fantastic agility, exceptional athleticism, and the grace of gazelles, they changed how women played […]
Posted inLocal, Opinion, Practical Politics
The politics of our strange justice
In U.S.A. public schools, it is still news that children are taught that when rules are illegally broken, punishment is due. We tend to call it justice. In most Western […]
Posted inNational, Opinion
African-Americans, hate crimes and money
Recently, the California Department of Justice released a report which showed that African-Americans are the greatest victims of Hate Crimes in the State. This is not surprising since we have […]
Posted inLocal, Opinion, Practical Politics
The politics of bringing city love to L.A.
Perhaps we should have paid more attention to the sooth-sayers and tarot card readers among us on February 4, 2016, as Mayor Garcetti, backed up by the Theodore Wilson High […]
