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“The Supreme Court”

     In his book “ON ACCOUNT OF RACE: The Supreme Court, White Supremacy, and The Ravaging of African American Voting Rights”, Lawrence Gold-stone wrote “Beginning in 1876, the Supreme Court systematically dismantled both the equal protection guarantees of the Fourteenth Amendment and what seemed to be the right to vote in the Fifteenth.” […]

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Alito May Sink Supreme Court

     The Supreme Court’s leak shook the Nation. People, especially women, stormed into the streets in disbelief after learning about leakage of Justice Alito’s draft opinion. It wasn’t just a tiny leak. It was more like the leak caused by the iceberg that tore open the hull of the Titanic, causing it to sink. […]

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Can Federal Lynching Law Help Heal America?

     With no federal law deeming lynching illegal, America could turn a blind eye to these atrocities. Sponsored by U.S. Rep. Bobby L. Rush in the House (D-Ill) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) in the Senate, the Senate unanimously passed the Emmet Till Anti-Lynching Legislation, and House approved it 422 to 3. With this law finally in place, the dawning of a racial reckoning in the United States seems more believable than ever before. […]

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Cheap Labor

     So, what is all the fuss about? It’s about cheap labor. The wealthy, like the CEO banking away $6,400,000 a year, want an ample supply of cheap labor to ensure their luxurious lifestyles. […]

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Supreme Court’s Sordid Legacy

  Former President George Washington was instrumental in the establishment of the Supreme Court in 1787. However, it was the Judiciary Act of 1789, which codified it into law thereby giving it power to force governmental officials to comply with the law. Washington, a slave owner, nominated six white men to serve as Justices. Of the six Justices, four also were slave owners. Thus, began the initial packing of the Supreme Court as well as its sordid legacy. […]

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Racial Veracity

     He-Said: Sarah, last week I witnessed untarnished “Racial-Veracity.” I went to my favorite coffee shop and I ran into my conversational partner. John is an older White gentleman in his late 80’s. Typically we have light banal chatter. Last Monday, I baited him with a question to see his real racial character. Keep in mind you can structure a response in a poll by how the question is framed. I asked him with an indignant tone “What happened with the Black lady getting a seat on the court? John, we have only had 114 justices and only 4 have been women and 2 Black men. Everyone knows that this position has always been for White men!” […]