If you’ve spent enough time around a Trump voter or an alt-right Republican, you will have heard them speak about being a patriot or patriotism as if it freshened their breath the more they mentioned it. Somehow, after the Tea Party Patriots splintered off and created their own movement in 2009, the word has traveled […]
Why Have The Left Allowed The Right To Co-Opt “Patriot”? #161 Read More »
Thanks to politicians scared to tackle the 2nd amendment, once again, America has awaken to another school tragedy where 17 students were gunned down by 19-year old Nikolas Cruz. There were 14 others injured and the difference here is the gunman was taken alive. But so what? The parents of the children who only wanted
Is The 2nd Amendment More Valued Than Human Lives? #096 Read More »
Abortion remains a very controversial and hot topic between supporters of pro-choice and it’s opponents. #ProtestPP had organized a nationwide protest promoting the action to defund Planned Parenthood which was a reaction to the worldwide Women’s March on Washington which seemed more in favor of a woman’s right to choose than not. Tempe, AZ was
Planned Parenthood and the Moral vs. Personal Decisions Around Abortion #033 Read More »
With movies such as Coco and Black Panther coming in theaters and presenting largely cultural casts and storylines outside of the usual caucasian-laced projects Hollywood, it’s proven a successful formula. Although this has been tried before with movies such as Roots (TV miniseries), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Selena, the stories are often tragic, stereotypical,
Cultural Identity In Media And Why It Matters #095 Read More »
There are a few things you just don’t talk about at the dinner table. Two of them are religion and politics. People know they wind up with someone leaving the table in disgust. But which one is more divisive? Politics always has caused wars and religion is often the reason for them. We want to
Repeat: Is Religion More Divisive and Dangerous Than Politics? #085 Read More »
New York and California are examples of states that have birthed many organizations/collations/grassroots groups and social movements to create political power for communities of color. Groups such as the Black Panthers and Brown Berets were founded in California. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the riots at Stonewall Inn which
How Can Communities Of Color Gain Power In Rural America? #159 Read More »
It’s to be said, there’s a reason Brett Kavanaugh was pushed through the Senate for approval as the latest Supreme Court Justice: to add to the ever-growing cult membership led by Donald Trump. Now, people who toss on red MAGA caps and worship their micro-god (a la Kanye…or is it Ye?) have blindly and solidly
Repeat: When Does A Political Party Begin To Look Like A Cult? #129 Read More »
Many find the Nazi era of Germany to be one of the most troubling historical events on this planet. The purposeful decimation and genocidal occupation to persecute Jews, homosexuals, Soviets (civilians and prisoners of war), Polish, the disabled, Roma (Gypsies), criminals, and Serb civilians by Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich was astonishing. Jews were the largest
The Mirroring Of Trump’s America and Germany in the 1930s #158 Read More »
Power doesn’t always mean someone in control does it because they are leaders. Sometimes, they do it because they fear a different result. The United States was built on fear. Europeans feared the Native Americans enough to murder them and send them west. They feared Africans enough to enforce laws to establish them as 3/5th
Repeat: The White Fear Of A Black And Brown Planet #133 Read More »
