Category Archives: Civil Rights

Presidential Candidate Shirley Chisholm

  This first post related to the Polity is dedicated to the memory of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm.   I was able to meet Shirley Chisholm when I was in Rockford, Illinois. I was a freshman in college. She was invited … Continue reading

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This is Not Going to Be Comfortable

    One needs to have some historical perspective to understand that the “powers that be” have historically failed to respond to peaceful demonstration  Many have alluded that the arrest of colluding officers should appease protesters of the George Floyd fatality case.  The … Continue reading

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Rush to Judgment or Rush to Denial?

The recent shooting of 25 year-old Armand Arbery by a retired police officer and his son is being covered by the media and on social media.  Mr. Arbery was shot as the former  This writer has held back from writing about … Continue reading

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Will You Vote Against Trump? Is 7up?

In February of 2018 a New York Times op-ed contributor penned a piece: “Trump Wants to Make America White Again”. His campaign slogan turned right side up.  I first heard it from Maxine Waters (D-CA) and it is somewhat coded … Continue reading

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Maybe you saw this . . .

http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/15/us/mlk-trump/ Kudos to Mr. Blake for this article!!  Grace & Peace to the United States and to the World on this MLK day 2017!!

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