A few years ago when I learned about the Martin Luther King Jr. monument that was to be constructed in our nation’s capital, I got excited. When I learned that the artist assigned to produce the sculpture of perhaps the most notable Negro in American history was a Negro himself, I got even more excited. [...]
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MLK: Made in China
Posted in Art, Civil Rights, Globalization, History, Martin Luther King, Political Correctness, Politics on October 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Report from Detroit for AfroSpear: Porn Shows at the Reconstrueists’ Ball
Posted in Art, Black History, Critical Thinking, Democracy, Economics, Leadership, Liberalism, Media, Politics, White Supremacy Ideology, tagged Democracy, Detroit, Detroit News, Gentriication, John Berger, mass media, Media, Miami, Politics, United States, Urban Blight on June 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Democracy is a proposal (rarely realised) about decision-making; it has little to do with election campaigns. Its promise is that political decisions be made after, and in the light of, consultation with the governed. This is dependent upon the governed being adequately informed about the issues in question, and upon the decision makers having the [...]
elementary my dear Watson, elementary
Posted in Africa, African-Americans, AfroSphere, Black History, Culture, Education, History, Life, News, Politics, Racism, Science, Work on January 15, 2011 | 11 Comments »
Updated repost of one of my favorites. Thanks to Sister Anna for bringing it to my attention again after 3 years. I remember watching a couple of the Sherlock Holmes movies when I was a kid. I never thought much of them as the story lines didn’t really hold my interest, plus they were shown [...]
When Voting and Racism Collide
Posted in 2010 U.S. Midterm Elections, Black History, Black Issues, Black pride, Civil Rights, Politics, White Approval, White privilege, tagged Black History, elections, Racial Profiling, racist, voting on November 5, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Meet John Barr; Ypsilanti Township, Mich racist. I met John this past Tuesday (Nov 2) when I went to my polling location to vote. Backstory: Over the last few months, I had been debating how I would vote for Mich governor. I was or torn between voting for a republican whom I felt was competent [...]
Election Day 2010
Posted in 2010 U.S. Midterm Elections, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, David Brooks, Politics, U.S. Politics, U.S.A on November 2, 2010 | 3 Comments »
In anticipation of the significant midterm election loses expected to be suffered by Democrats, I found these comments by David Brooks, a columnist with The New York Times, right on point: Democrats and their media enablers have paid lavish attention to Christine O’Donnell and Carl Paladino, even though these two Republican candidates have almost no chance of [...]
“Rapper is No Friend of Haiti-Wyclef Opposed Aristide” by Charlie Hinton
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Haiti, Leadership, News, Politics, Wyclef Jean on August 6, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Scathing commentary by Charlie Hinton of the Haitian Action Committee. Click on image for article. Here is an open letter by Wyclef on why he decided to run for the Haitian presidency: Click on image:
“Did Nyamwasa fall on his own sword?” by Nkwazi Mhango
Posted in Africa, African Politics, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Corruption, Genocide, Geopolitics, Lt-Gen. Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, News, Nkwazi Mhango, Paul Kagame, Politics, Rwanda, South Africa on July 5, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Recent attempt on the life of diplomat-turned former Rwandan Chief of Staff, Lt-Gen. Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, in Johannesburg, dented Rwandan reputation a great deal more. When did it all began? Fall-out and now attempt on lives of compatriots! When cronyism and nepotism ceased to pay back. The rosy bed became thorny and ridiculously messy. Kigali regime distanced [...]
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