John Lewis knew Black equity couldn’t be obtained without the power to vote. Something so precious must be important, right? Or else why would white folks continue to try to take it away? Because when portions of this country began restricting voting rights (again), black folks kind of all say to themselves, at the exact same time… “Hmm, that’s odd.” John Lewis, my parents, your grandmomma, they all tried...
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As a Black woman and former mayor of Baltimore, a predominantly Black city, I know firsthand the inequities and challenges that Black women face every day in America.
Women suffer, sometimes paying the ultimate sacrifice, in secret, in shame, and in fear. This must stop – NOW.
I don’t like politicizing her death. I hate it. But, I’m doing it, because I can’t help it. That’s what happens when important people transition. I guess that’s what I gotta keep telling myself. But that’s also not fair to this old white lady. And this old white lady been an old white lady, forever. You know what? You know what she was, to us? She was the old...
The nation is deeply moved, as well as deeply perplexed as to why First Lady Melania Trump’s speech quickly turned into a powerful condemnation of President Donald Trump’s record and handling of the pandemic. While declaring her husband to be “in over his head,” Melania Trump continued to say, “Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country. He cannot meet this moment. He simply cannot be who we...
