Some say there’s no distinction between the 2 main U.S. political events. Not true. One celebration too typically takes us without any consideration. The opposite needs us useless. One is horrible at messaging. The opposite is great at mendacity to foment anger, concern and division, and blaming us for all U.S. issues. One fights, although typically ineffectively, to avoid wasting the little piece of democracy this nation has left. The opposite overtly strikes to destroy democracy. One is for shielding the surroundings, prison justice reform, a lady’s proper to make selections about her personal physique, common healthcare, pupil mortgage forgiveness, and so forth. The opposite is towards all of that. One is comparatively for human rights. The opposite has over 70% of its members saying violence is justified to maintain energy. One is for “one individual, one vote.” The opposite is led by gazillionaires who desire a “president” with dictator energy to associate with the Supreme Court docket they already purchased off. One needs to make voting simple. The opposite is shutting down voting places by the 1000’s in our neighborhoods and is developing extra voting roadblocks as we converse. “To vote or to not vote” is NOT the query. The query is WHEN are you gonna vote, and what number of people are you taking with you to the polls?
BEYOND PALESTINE/ISRAEL
Although we must always care concerning the mindless homicide of human beings wherever on the planet, with all eyes on Palestine/Israel, nobody appears to provide a d@mn about Africans. And sure, there are Blackfolk in Palestine/Israel (i.e. the “Center East,” which is absolutely simply northeast Africa). However what about our cousins on the continent correct? There are over 30 armed conflicts throughout the land the place all people hint their beginnings. Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan are all affected by violent conflicts, most of which had been fomented by European powers. Let’s give these international locations and their folks our time, consideration, care, concern and extra.
LORD, LORD
When a Black Mississippi girl, Bettersten Wade, requested Jackson, MS police to assist her discover her son, Dexter Wade, who had been lacking for a number of months, officers informed the mother they didn’t know something. However what the mom didn’t know on the time was those self same police not solely knew about her son, however they killed him, buried him in a penal farm cemetery and by no means bothered to contact any of his members of the family. Making issues worse, Mrs. Wade’s different son was killed in 2022 after being “slammed” by those self same Jackson police. Mom Wade is demanding justice and has secured Ben Crump as authorized illustration. However what does justice even seem like in a case like this?
YEAH BOYEE!
I’m nonetheless making an attempt to wrap my thoughts round the truth that Taste Flav of the legendary hip-hop group Public Enemy not too long ago sang the nationwide anthem earlier than the Oct. 29 NBA recreation between the Milwaukee Bucks and Atlanta Hawks. Taste Flav.
