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Cohen and Harris; “evolution” and choices

August 20, 2020 by Moises Nunez

“I bore witness to the real man, in strip clubs, shady business meetings, and in the unguarded moments when he revealed who he really was: a cheat, a liar, a fraud, a bully, a racist, a predator, a con man.” — Michael Cohen Michael Cohen, after apologizing to the country for enabling the monster that …

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Categories Commentary, Current Events

‘Prim and proper’ might not cut it

August 15, 2020August 15, 2020 by Heather Denkmire
silhouette of black woman's head, screaming out in anguish

My mother and I can fight. Like, we can yell and scream at the top of our lungs sometimes. Last summer my daughters had friends over and my mother and I got in a fight about…I don’t even remember…but we were screaming at each other so loud my daughters (they tell me now) took their …

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Categories Commentary, White folks 1 Comment

Kamala Harris’ VP nod and what it says to us

August 13, 2020 by Samuel James

Kamala Harris is biracial. Her mother is Indian and her father is Jamaican, but in this country, that means she’s Black. There is a lot expected of Black women in this country that is not expected of anyone else, and all of these things are expected of Kamala Harris. She is expected to like certain …

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Categories Commentary, Current Events, Racial and Cultural 1 Comment
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