Posts Tagged: Racism
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
The American Stench
Something is rotten in America. And it stinks! The stink the rancid Republicans continue to make over abortion rights is simply foul. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor wonders whether our court will survive the stench of overturning Roe v Wade.
The American Stench
Something is rotten in America. And it stinks! The stink the rancid Republicans continue to make over abortion rights is simply foul. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor wonders whether our court will survive the stench of overturning Roe v Wade.
Asian American Hate- It’s Up to US to Stop it
We can’t keep turning away. We can’t keep shutting the door to what we know is going on. Literally and figuratively. On Monday a Manhattan luxury building security guard was caught on a security camera closing the door on a
Asian American Hate- It’s Up to US to Stop it
We can’t keep turning away. We can’t keep shutting the door to what we know is going on. Literally and figuratively. On Monday a Manhattan luxury building security guard was caught on a security camera closing the door on a
Kate Smith’s America
It was the 1930’s. While a rotund and darn proud of it Kate Smith was belting out “God Bless America” causing a lump to form in our throats, and our antiseptic kitchens were tastefully adorned with ceramic mammy and pappy
Kate Smith’s America
It was the 1930’s. While a rotund and darn proud of it Kate Smith was belting out “God Bless America” causing a lump to form in our throats, and our antiseptic kitchens were tastefully adorned with ceramic mammy and pappy
Every Vote Counts
You cannot value too highly your right to vote. It is the American Way. In the midst of the cold war, Metropolitan Life Insurance ran an ad encouraging Americans to embrace their God-given American right to vote, a privilege not
Every Vote Counts
You cannot value too highly your right to vote. It is the American Way. In the midst of the cold war, Metropolitan Life Insurance ran an ad encouraging Americans to embrace their God-given American right to vote, a privilege not
Envisioning The American Dream 