This editorial from the LA Sentinel by Dr. Maulana Karenga is the best synopsis of the leader of the free world I’ve seen yet: The current and seemingly consensual wisdom is that this pandemic has exposed the fault lines of injustice and inequality in society. But it has also added in the problematic person of […]
Detractor-in-Chief Overstates Economic Progress
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux – Donald John Trump has been impeached, and to let him tell it, that isn’t bothering him, and we’d believe him if he hadn’t posted more than tweets in just one day. But his persistent overuse of the word “hoax,” both to refer to impeachment and to anything else he doesn’t […]
Donald Trump Attacks Attorney General Jeff Sessions – Again
Donald Trump once again revealed his privileged, elitist upbringing today when he attacked Attorney General Jeff Sessions for allowing the Department of Justice to indict two Republican Congressmen who were his early supporters. “Two long running, Obama era, investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of […]
Donna Brazile Offers an Insiders View of What Happened to Put Donald Trump in the White House
In a her new book, “Hacks,” Democratic Strategist and former head of the Democratic National Convention, Donna Brazile, said Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign was “anemic” and had taken on “the odor of failure.” The must-read memoir details what really happened during the 2017 election that put Donald Trump in office. The Washington Posts Philip […]
The First White President by Ta-Nehisi Coates
All I can say about the amazing truth-teller, TA-NEHISI COATES, is that he put his foot in this story. He’s dropping knowledge that a lot of people of color have said since November. Kudos to The Atlantic for publishing this brilliant piece. Here’s a taste, please go to TheAtlantic.com to read the full story. The […]
Repeat Offense: Private Prisons Resurrection Represents Pay-To-Play
By Marc Morial, National Urban League (To Be Equal #54)- New York, NY – Twenty-four hours after the election of Donald Trump as this nation’s 45th president, the stock prices of privately run prisons in this country soared. And this reversal of fortune came as no surprise to private prison operators-or criminal justice reform advocates. […]
CBC Again Urges Trump to Learn from its “Moral and Responsible” Alternative Budget
Washington, DC – Earlier this week the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) again urged President Trump to learn from its “moral and responsible” FY18 alternative budget released in March. Unlike the budget that President Trump released today, the CBC budget protects social safety net programs like Medicaid, SNAP, and Pell Grants and provides other pathways out […]
Trump Told Russians That Firing ‘Nut Job’ Comey Eased Pressure From Investigation
The New York Times is delivering more excellent reporting as it relates to the Trump Administration’s Russia scandal and the firing of FBI Director James Comey. According to a story by Matt Apuzzo, Maggie Haberman and Matthew Rosenbergmay, during the meeting at the White House with Russian officials, President Trump said Comey was a “nut […]