The Complex History of Gun Control in America Part 1
Groove Huge The history of gun control and the role of firearms in American society is steeped in a complex tapestry of racial, political, and social dynamics. The irony of the firearms…
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An Open Letter to State Representative Bartlett
Mr. Bartlett; Indiana HB 1662 is one of the most asinine bills ever written. How can we file charges against people for sleeping outside while placing additional burdens on people…
A Very Timely Message
I couldn’t have written it any better so I decided to add the link so that readers could read for themselves, this recounting of politics and “religion” in America https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/jimmy-carter-christian-faith-trump-presidency-rcna185790…
The Jailer’s Freedom
My Dungeons Shook is a James Baldwin essay dedicated to his namesake nephew. A recurring theme in Diasporic literature has an elder providing advice e.g. sage wisdom to a protégé…
A Letter to My Friend on His Loyalty to MAGA
Part II – Conclusion My friend M and I have been debating over several years on how the left and right have fared, policies and personalities. I have chosen to…
Bernie Shaw, Anchor; Acquaintance
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/08/media/bernard-shaw-obituary/index.html I was training in Washington D.C. some years ago and ventured out to a jazz club in the evening. The club really was slick. There was a very hip…
Pardon for Trump?
Gil-Scott Heron was the true troubadour of the 60’s-70’s Civil Rights movement. He was a rapper before rap was a thing. He was one of the early spoken word innovators…
Who Was in Favor of Gun Control When Black People Were Openly Carrying Rifles?
Right! The NRA!! https://blavity.com/did-you-know-the-nra-supported-gun-control-when-the-black-panther-party-was-armed?category1=news There is a swirl of sheer, blatant hypocrisy in the current discussion of gun control in America. It is in a Sundae known as “America’s Too…
The Exotic, Exquisite Nicaragua!
Omatepe volcano with his cloud hat Maderas Beach – so beautiful in December!
Afro – Latinx (Recognizing the new world)
I was appalled to view a video on YouTube by a young African-American man decrying some Dominicans and Puerto Ricans, declaring that they are not black. “Well no, homeboy, they’re…