Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude

strom thurmond

Politics

Don't Worry White People, Democracy Ain't Going Nowhere

There's no reason to fear the loss of democracy, bipartisanship and American exceptionalism.

By

Michael Harriot

Published

June 10, 2021
Politics

Biden to Unveil Sweeping Childcare Plan to Congress, and Republicans Plan to Send Lone Black Senator as Tribute

On Wednesday night, President Joe Biden will address Congress and reportedly unveil a $1.8 trillion plan to aid social welfare and family assistance programs that will try and do the heavy job of lifting America out of poverty. The American Families Plan would look to invest some $200 billion in “universal prekindergarten and more than…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

April 28, 2021
Politics

Now This Is Rich: Former Trump Adviser Stephen Miller Uses MLK to Claim Racism Against Whites

If I told you that a former Trump adviser filed a lawsuit claiming that white people were being discriminated against, how long would it take you to come up with Stephen Miller, and why did it take less than two seconds? Because, of course he did. See, Stephen Miller may no longer be in the…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

April 27, 2021
Politics

The Filibuster Is White Supremacy

I do not love America. To be fair, I don’t quite know what “America” is. Is it defined by the piece of paper that once counted me as three-fifths human or a series of borders on a map? Is America defined by the laws that govern it, or is it the people governed by the…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

March 22, 2021
Politics

President Jim Crow: Donald Trump's White Supremacy Week

We should stop referring to Donald Trump as a racist. Racism—the “belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities”—is a personal and individual principle that only exists in theory. Racism cannot be objectively measured or detected, as it is always subject to interpretation. Because of this, it is easily denied by…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

August 4, 2020