“I listened as they called my President a Muslim. I listened as they called him and his family a pack of monkeys. I listened as they said he wasn’t born here. I watched as they blocked every single path to progress that they could. I saw the pictures of him as Hitler. I watched them … [Read more…]
We have gone backward. I remember vividly that during my high school years I considered people in Tennessee to be quite backward as I read about the famous Scopes trial, the so-called “monkey trial.” In 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee, a young high school teacher was arrested and put on trial after he violated state law … [Read more…]
Anybody who thinks Trump’s victory is just another loss to the right-wingers has not been paying attention. Some have likened it to the Brexit vote in England, where an insurgency created chaos by voting for Great Britain to leave the European Union. I beg to differ. Our presidential election is Brexit on steroids. Moreover, Great Britain has … [Read more…]
Please see two answers below. Dear friends and colleagues, Here’s the deal: we are going to keep going. We are going to continue to be kind and inclusive. We’re going to keep making sure our children know they are loved and valued and that growing up in a safe, secure and nurturing society is … [Read more…]
You must vote because
There is appropriately much attention to considerations of the possible damage that Donald Trump’s standard-bearer role will have on the Republican party. However, one post-election result should be the loss of moral credibility by the religious right. Some Republican politicians have distanced themselves from Trump–because of his moral failures–but not the majority of the Christian … [Read more…]
Although there are the necessary get-out-the-black-vote campaigns across the country, voting by African Americans will undoubtedly be hampered in the upcoming election. There are several reasons for this possibility. I address two below. First is this new era in voting rights. This is the first presidential election year without the protection of the Voting Rights … [Read more…]
Among other reasons–like reclaiming America from “illegitimate” Obama and the like–Donald Trump is claiming he should be President because he is such a successful business person. That point, of course, is being called into question, considering his many screw-ups and shady dealings. But what about the broader point—the presumed superiority of Republicans in enhancing the … [Read more…]