ferguson
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Negro Supercriminal Michael Brown Apparently Deserved To Die
This title is not hyperbole. There is also no sarcasm here. Well, let me rephrase that. For rational, clear-thinking, and thoughtful people, the sentiment expressed in the title is not true. This is also not true for Americans — Black, White, whoever — who’ve learned not to believe everything — or, in some cases, anything…
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President Obama Speaks On Ferguson…And Words Come Out Of His Mouth
I’m a huge President Obama fan. Which, these days, often makes me an Obama defender. Part of this defense is a personality-based relation. He’s a textbook introvert. I am as well. I know how it feels to have your pensive and deliberate nature interpreted as being robotic, arrogant, and aloof. I also know how it…
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That Time We Were Reminded That "Black American" Is An Oxymoron
I know we did something on Mike Brown already earlier this week, but with the way this situation in Ferguson has ballooned, I just can’t think/write about anything else. Even if I did, it wouldn’t feel appropriate. I’m also too stunned/shocked to write something coherent. And I’m assuming many of you feel the same way.…