August 14th, 2024
Kwame Kilpatrick, Ben Carson slated to speak at Oakland County Republican Party Dinner
Detroit’s former Democratic Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is one step closer to making his full-on Republican transition this campaign season, as the now-pastor and executive director of the Memphis-based criminal justice reform nonprofit Taking Action for Good will deliver the keynote address at the Aug. 21 Oakland County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner. He will be joined by … Continued
August 14th, 2024
Fani Willis indicted Donald Trump one year ago today, here’s where the RICO case stands
One year ago today, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis held a press conference that changed the course of American history. For the first time, a former United States President was indicted. With the world watching, Willis revealed details of the indictment against Donald Trump and Trump and 18 others who were charged. “I’m here … Continued
August 14th, 2024
Even fictional presidents don’t look like Kamala Harris − although Black men and White women have been represented in the Oval Office
There have been Black presidents and female presidents in movies, but no presidents with Kamala Harris’ background. Klaus Hackenberg/The Image Bank/Getty Images by Peter Kastor, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis The United States had its first Black president and its first female president over a half-century ago. They were fictional, they … Continued
August 14th, 2024
JD Vance is no pauper − he’s a classic example of ‘poornography,’ in which the rich try to speak on behalf of the poor
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance holds a rally in his hometown, Middletown, Ohio, on July 22, 2024. Luke Sharrett/The Washington Post via Getty Images by Lennard J. Davis, University of Illinois Chicago JD Vance has climbed to his current position as former President Donald Trump’s running mate, in part, by selling himself as a … Continued
August 14th, 2024
Letter to the Editor: The emperor has no new clothes (by Cynthia Baldwin)
CYNTHIA A. BALDWIN Dear Editor: Are we willing to take the chance and not vote in the upcoming presidential election? In one of my favorite children’s stories, “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” it takes a child to tell the truth—that the emperor has no new clothes. The emperor has been fooled by some unscrupulous weavers into … Continued
Bishop William J. Barber II Shares His Thoughts About What He'd Like to See at The 2024 DNC
