Many of you probably watched “60 Minutes” this evening and saw the segment about the Greenwood riot and massacre in Tulsa in 1921. And you probably heard about it last year during all the Black Lives Matter demonstrations. The Tulsa community once known as Black Wall Street was attacked by white Tulsans, looted and burned. … Continue reading Greenwood: I didn’t know what I didn’t know
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” ~ attributed to Edmund Burke Continue reading When good men do nothing
Jussie Smollett. I know that name now, but until recently I’d never heard of him. And I’d never watched nor wanted to watch “Empire.” (Still don’t.) But in the last week it’s become impossible not to know the man’s name and the idiotic stunt he pulled to gain attention and, he hoped, a higher salary. … Continue reading Holy smoke, Smollett
Yep, too much schadenfreude. On my part, that is. And I feel a bit guilty about it. But only a little bit. I was appalled last fall by ABC’s decision to bring back the “Roseanne” show. I’ve never liked Roseanne Barr and have always considered her a rude, crude, thoroughly obnoxious human being. That may … Continue reading Schadenfreude and Roseanne Barr
Speaking for me yesterday: Philip Kennicott of the Washington Post. In “What did the men with Donald Trump do when he spoke of ‘shithole countries’?” Kennicott tells of weeping, first when he read about the woman in Baltimore who was put out on the street in nothing but a hospital gown, and then again when he heard … Continue reading Weeping for America
The Soldier’s Monument, or Obelisk, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, was dedicated in 1867 to Union troops who died in that state during the Civil War and to New Mexicans who died fighting Indians, represented by two different inscriptions on the monument’s base. Since then the monument has been the subject of several disputes. … Continue reading Removing statues can’t change history
I didn’t like it when Colin Kaepernick started the “don’t stand for the national anthem” protest movement back in August. And since then, more and more athletes have begun kneeling or locking arms or raising fists during the anthem. I don’t particularly like these demonstrations. I find them disrespectful and a bit offensive. But they’re perfectly legal and … Continue reading Okay, now they’re crossing my line
Donald Trump, the Ku Klux Klan, racism, partisan politics … the political pot has been boiling for weeks. But the private conversations, the talk in the street, the personal attitudes and prejudices … spilled over on national TV Tuesday in a way no one expected. On CNN, a discussion between Jeffrey Lord, a former Reagan staffer, and Van … Continue reading Bigotry and bias
With the Confederate flag still flying on the South Carolina capitol grounds, SC citizen Bree Newsom decided to take action early this morning. The flag she took down was quickly raised again, but the point had been made. Continue reading In SC today, civil disobedience at its finest
Well, well, looks like the shoe’s on the other foot now in Baltimore. I couldn’t help being slightly amused (and therefore ashamed of myself) by the protests from the Baltimore Police Department after charges were filed against six officers in the death of Freddie Gray. “Rush to judgment.” “Unfair.” “Politics.” “Did nothing wrong.” “Entitled to due process.” How many … Continue reading Justice for Freddie?
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