Posts Tagged: Racism

Young Republicans Same Old Hate

Yesterday, as I was working on a poster for a friend to use for the New York City “No Kings” March on Saturday, I got an email from my conservative older brother asking, “Are you going to the No Kings

Young Republicans Same Old Hate

Yesterday, as I was working on a poster for a friend to use for the New York City “No Kings” March on Saturday, I got an email from my conservative older brother asking, “Are you going to the No Kings

Black Like Who?

    Breaking news. The Democratic nominee for President,  Kamala Harris is…. Black! And it took the Republican nominee Donald Trump to enlighten us about this. The self-described “best president for Blacks since Abraham Lincoln” admitted during an interview at

Black Like Who?

    Breaking news. The Democratic nominee for President,  Kamala Harris is…. Black! And it took the Republican nominee Donald Trump to enlighten us about this. The self-described “best president for Blacks since Abraham Lincoln” admitted during an interview at

Harry Belafonte Touched All Our Lives

Harry Belafonte touched all our lives, whether as the King of Calypso or a courageous Civil rights activist. But it was a touch of another kind that once caused an uproar. It was April 2, 1968, when along with other

Harry Belafonte Touched All Our Lives

Harry Belafonte touched all our lives, whether as the King of Calypso or a courageous Civil rights activist. But it was a touch of another kind that once caused an uproar. It was April 2, 1968, when along with other

In Tennessee The South Will Rise Again

The Old South rose again in the Tennessee State House yesterday, even as they sunk to a new low. Score one for the Lost Cause. When three brave legislators spoke out about banning assault rifles in a state that just

In Tennessee The South Will Rise Again

The Old South rose again in the Tennessee State House yesterday, even as they sunk to a new low. Score one for the Lost Cause. When three brave legislators spoke out about banning assault rifles in a state that just

Dilbert Get His Pink Slip

Dilbert is getting his pink slip. Somebody should have called HR a long time ago for the cartoonist Scott Adams’s racists remarks. Hundreds of newspapers are dropping the popular “Dilbert” comic strip after a racist tirade from its creator.  In

Dilbert Get His Pink Slip

Dilbert is getting his pink slip. Somebody should have called HR a long time ago for the cartoonist Scott Adams’s racists remarks. Hundreds of newspapers are dropping the popular “Dilbert” comic strip after a racist tirade from its creator.  In

Tears for Tyre Nichols

He cried out for his momma. That final plaintive cry from a fatally beaten Black man is tattooed into my mind. The harrowing image of Tyre Nichols, a once vibrant African American man pummeled into a gruesome state is seared

Tears for Tyre Nichols

He cried out for his momma. That final plaintive cry from a fatally beaten Black man is tattooed into my mind. The harrowing image of Tyre Nichols, a once vibrant African American man pummeled into a gruesome state is seared

Remembering Rosewood  Massacre 100 years later. What Have We Learned

The Rosewood Massacre is a tragic story most of us don’t know. It’s a shameful story of racial violence people didn’t want to hear. And so we never did. It lay buried for more than half a century. I never

Remembering Rosewood  Massacre 100 years later. What Have We Learned

The Rosewood Massacre is a tragic story most of us don’t know. It’s a shameful story of racial violence people didn’t want to hear. And so we never did. It lay buried for more than half a century. I never

Hate Will Not Replace Us

Dark thoughts used to hide in the shadows. They lurked in dark alleys and dim corners. Skulking on the fringes of the far-right, they festered in darkness rarely venturing into the light. Unvarnished hate and vile white supremacist thoughts that

Hate Will Not Replace Us

Dark thoughts used to hide in the shadows. They lurked in dark alleys and dim corners. Skulking on the fringes of the far-right, they festered in darkness rarely venturing into the light. Unvarnished hate and vile white supremacist thoughts that

Collecting Our Uncomfortable Past  

It should come as no surprise to those familiar with my work that I am an avid collector of all things connected to popular culture. My home is filled from top to bottom with remnants of American history over the

Collecting Our Uncomfortable Past  

It should come as no surprise to those familiar with my work that I am an avid collector of all things connected to popular culture. My home is filled from top to bottom with remnants of American history over the

To Sidney a Trailblazer, With Love

In 1964, the same year the Beatles forever changed our world, a dark-skinned actor from the Bahamas changed our perception of what a leading man could look like. Sidney Poitier, a man as swoon-worthy as Paul Newman, with the charm

To Sidney a Trailblazer, With Love

In 1964, the same year the Beatles forever changed our world, a dark-skinned actor from the Bahamas changed our perception of what a leading man could look like. Sidney Poitier, a man as swoon-worthy as Paul Newman, with the charm