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Window breakers for Trump

     Those who in the name of resisting police violence on Black people are breaking windows, committing arson, throwing, or launching projectiles at police, shutting down freeways, and even occasionally looting, are helping Trump in battleground states. […]

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CHILDREN- Trump’s Canary In The Coal Mine

      You know the story; Coal miners sacrificed the life of the canary in order to save themselves from certain death caused by the odorless gas. Now the President, along with other heartless governors, are demanding that all public schools reopen for the fall. Our children to Trump are the canary in the coal mine. […]

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“SENDING CHILDREN BACK TO SCHOOL”

As someone who believes deeply in education as a means to transform lives, move one’s future from being limited to one being extended, I want our children back in school as soon as possible.  But only if it can be done safely.  And not just safely for the children but for the teachers, administrators, maintenance workers, cafeteria workers and our school resource officers. […]

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The Horror of President Trump Commuting Roger Stone’s Sentence

     Roger Stone broke the law. In February 2020, Stone was sentenced to 40 months in prison. He was found guilty in November 2019 of obstructing justice, witness tampering and five counts of lying to Congress. It was obvious that Stone was involved in working with Russia to help the president win the election. The justice system under President Trump is broken. There are 2 systems, one rich – one poor, one White – and one Black. […]

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DA 5 BLOODS AND AMERICA ABROAD

     Even before I returned to the United States from my combat tour in Vietnam, I had decided that we were fighting an unjust war. More than 50 years later, watching Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” set off my internal alarm bells, warning against African Americans blindly participating in U.S. foreign policy. […]