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  When I was in school a zillion years ago, we sang a cute little song, School Days, that talked about the three R’s: Reading “Riting” and “Rithmetic”!

Republicans and their base of white Nationalists appear to have infused their white supremacy morality-ideology with  an element  from the witchcraft trials of the 16th Century. Their divisive social weapons, which included pro-life and guns, have now become even more sinister. Their sense of  morality has become as vilifying as a Shakespearean  tragedy. It should be labeled  “Republicans’ Cultural  Wars,”  with the addition of Pro-death and “Don’t say Gay or Trans Laws (LBGTQ).

     There is lots of confusion and tension with Orange County Sheriff John Mina, and the State Attorney Worrell’s relationship, and it is not getting any better. Many times the leadership may not like each other, but they keep their bad feeling from the public.

     As the largest Black-owned bank in America and first Black-owned digital bank, OneUnited wants to make sure our community owns the brands we build. Many times, we do not take the necessary steps to secure the ownership of our name. Let’s say you have a great business and a great name. Do you own it? And what does “owning” mean?

     As Women’s History Month comes to a close, I’ve been thinking about moms and honoring motherhood. I’ve written before about how my mom instilled values in me, including respect for everyone’s rights – not just my own.  Mom also worked multiple jobs to support our family through some very hard times. She represents my ideal of what a mother should be, without a doubt. 

Voting and legislating in Florida is being controlled by the Republicans, and there is nothing the Democrats can do but fight and organize. The legislature in Florida is controlled by Republicans in all the houses, and insanity is deciding what bills will be passed and signed by the governor.

 America’s justice system has historically proven to be extremely partial towards wealthy white people and  positively skewed for ordinary whites. It wasn’t by happenstance that a white privileged justice system and society were created. No, it’s chiseled  into the cornerstones as well as the  pillars of our democracy. The  Merriam Webster Dictionary defines white Privilege as:  “the set of social and economic advantages that white people have by virtue of their race.”