Infocalypse Now!
Every so often a new way of thinking joins forces with a new way of communicating so that things long assumed to be true…
Reparations Revisited
Reparations, that upsetting-to-many relative of affirmative action, has burst onto America’s front pages again, this time with a dateline right here in the Chicago…
RIOTS IN BLACK AND WHITE
On March 4 the Congress of the United States was forced to adjourn early after security officials received information about another planned attack on…
Age of Wisdom, Age of Foolishness
With apologies to Charles Dickens, his best-of-times/worst-of-times comparison of London and Paris during the chaotic early 1800s does not hold a candle to what…
Glee, Gripe and Grief
The rule of law. It’s both sword and shield for Americans, especially African-Americans who would otherwise stand naked before powerful but malevolent forces out…
The Big Loser gets WOKE’D!!
“Don’t make no waves, don’t back no losers” was the unofficial motto of Chicago politics back in the heyday of “Hizzoner” the late Mayor…
BLACK HOPE and HEALTH
The New York Review of Books asked 18 writers to comment on what’s at stake this November in its pre-election edition dated Nov. 5,…
COVID Conundrums
In the midst of the coronavirus caterwaul, we get yet another surge of madness mayhem. The governor of Michigan is targeted for kidnapping. Our Chief…
RESPITE! California Proposition 209 Aims To Undo Proven Injury
Black America has a lot riding on the top-of-ballot contest between Joe Biden and the incompetent incumbent. But on Nov. 3rd save some attention…
CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CORONAVIRUS AND THE COURTS
There are over 2.3 million Black people in jails and prisons in the United States. That terrible fact, explained in detail by Michelle Alexander…
Rev. CT Vivian’s Chicago Connection
Although he passed into eternal life the same day as the more nationally known giant of the Civil Rights movement John Lewis, the Rev….
Black Injury Recognized; Now What?
The murder of George Floyd by white Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin has unleashed a torrent of protests across all 50 states and even some…