No simple answers to questions about war
The matters of the war in the Middle East are complicated; there are no simple answers. For instance, I just learned that there are guidelines …
Path to the presidency clarifies
Vice President Kamala Harris PHOTO COURTESY OF FACEBOOK I’m preparing to watch the second republican debate and here is what I expect: Nikki Haley will …
America’s democracy is threatened from within
Indictments. Convictions. Sentencings. Headline stories abound with ongoing full-frontal assaults on the fabric of the USA’s constitutional order, nee “disorder.” Constitutional scholars are opining about …
Will new voices emerge?
Franky, I don’t think either of them should run again. One is very old; the other not much younger. One is under indictment for crimes; …
This moment of Democracy challenged promotes Black solidarity
Regardless of your political leanings, this is no time to celebrate. In fact, it is time for a period of national mourning. Why? For the …
Women brigades against injustice
For over seven decades, I have lived with ovaries, a uterus, and mammary glands, all of which classify me as a female mammal. My conundrum: …
July 4th not my celebration day if legacies of slavery survive
Smithsonian African American History and Research Museum, Washington, DC. PHOTO COURTESY OF HARVARD.EDU I did not celebrate the Fourth of July. Actually, after celebrating Juneteenth …
Is being Black, enough?
What should matter most to Black folk, anyway? Should we be concerned about the crisis on the US southern and northern borders, debt ceiling expiration, …
The reduced significance of age
I took an informal poll the other day (OK, it was one of my sons) who opined that age 70 should be the cut off …
Mandela left too soon
I first traveled to South Africa, to Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town, in 2006, along with 130 women. The trip was highly curated, offering few …