Politics
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With Trump’s Endorsement, the Republican National Committee Is Sending Funds to an Accused Pedophile
Now that the president has come out and given his full endorsement to accused pedophile, and Alabama GOP Senate candidate, Roy Moore, the Republican National Committee is sending funds to help Moore’s campaign efforts in a closely contested race that will be decided next week. “The RNC is the political arm of the president and…
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Rep. John Conyers Steps Down Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations; Double Standards Win Again
After days of speculation, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) has decided to retire effective immediately, an announcement that he made live on The Mildred Gaddis Show in Detroit on Tuesday. Conyers insists that he is retiring because of his doctor’s advice that the 88-year-old—the longest-serving member of Congress—cannot handle the rigors of another campaign. According to…
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Kate Steinle and the Return of the Angry White Lynch Mob
White women are sacred. On June 16, 2015, a bloated muskrat the color of Cool Ranch Doritos descended down an escalator and announced his bid to become the 45th president of the United States. Of all the reasons he could have posited as to why the American electorate needed a sentient but less intelligent piece…
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Atlanta Might Just Elect Its 1st White Mayor in Over 40 Years. Here Are 4 Things You Need to Know
The Atlanta mayor’s race on Tuesday is probably the last and most significant election for black folks in 2017, the first year of the Trump dark ages and year 1 P.O.E. (post-Obama era). Overall, when it comes to electing African Americans, 2017 has been a pretty good year. Partially because of the enthusiasm for a…
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Trump Administration Is Detaining an American Citizen in Iraq, Denying Him a Lawyer: Report
An unnamed American citizen is being detained in Iraq as an “enemy combatant,” and although the man has requested an attorney, the U.S. government is denying him his right to one, authorities say. The American Civil Liberties Union reports that the man has been detained since September on allegations that he fought in Syria with…
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Trump’s Lawyer Says the ‘President Cannot Obstruct Justice’
This administration is nothing if not an abject lesson in doublespeak and pimp talk as Donald Trump and his little friends find creative ways to lie to and gaslight us, all in an attempt to make us believe that our eyes and ears are lying to us—and the only truth comes from them. In what…
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Long Live the Chairman: On This Day in 1969, the FBI and Chicago Police Assassinated Black Panther Fred Hampton
Dec. 4, 1969—48 years ago today—police officers from the Cook County, Ill., State Attorney’s Office, in collusion with the FBI, assassinated Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, and Black Panther Party leader Mark Clark. Hampton and Clark were 21 and 22 years old, respectively. At approximately 4:45 a.m., 14…
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Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State Would Only Make Trump’s Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Even Worse
Last week the New York Times reported that President Donald Trump plans to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo, although Tillerson and Trump deny the reports. Pompeo would be a troubling choice as the nation’s top diplomat. His hawkish views on Islam are more likely to enable Trump’s Muslim-hating rhetoric,…
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Cleveland Finds Out This Week if It Made History by Electing 1st Muslim to City Council
It is strange to still hear about political “firsts” in 2017. The immediate reaction is often, “How did it take this long for [fill-in-the-blank] to happen?” Last month’s elections created about half-a-dozen significant political firsts in municipal and statewide elections that ranged from totally unexpected to “Wait, that just happened for the first time?” A…
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Of Course Roy Moore Is Mad About Felon Voters. Suppressing Black Votes Was a Function of Alabama’s Constitution
The enfranchisement of thousands of felons in Alabama could swing the state’s crucial Senate election Dec. 12 in favor of Democrat Doug Jones—and accused sexual assaulter of underage girls, and Republican Senate nominee, Roy Moore does not like this turn of events. On Wednesday, Moore tweeted: Unsurprisingly, his tweet expresses a negative perspective toward voter…