Author: michael o. allen
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I am Raw with Rage
Does it matter that we’ve been saying for a long, long time that there’s a systematic and continuing extermination of a people. Why do people refuse to see our trail of tears and outrage? Keith Lamont Scott Terence Crutcher Philando Castile Alton Sterling Freddie Gray Eric Garner Michael Brown Amadou Diallo Mapping Violence The Counted The…
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Dunham’s Extraordinary Contrition
The brouhaha kicked up by the actress Lena Dunham complaining that New York Giants’ Odell Beckham Jr. failed to somehow objectify her is interesting to me because of American history. The issue of black-male interaction with white females in American history has always been historically problematic—Emmett Till, may God rest his soul, paid for this…
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The Trials of Hope Solo
I am still trying figure out what was wrong with what Hope Solo said about how Sweden played in the Rio Olympics soccer quarterfinals. No, let me back up. I was shocked when I read what she had said. Then, I chucked it to Hope being true to herself. Her team lost a frustrating match.…
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Trump on Clinton’s Bigotry: Pot Calling Kettle . . .
One thing is clear. Donald Trump does not have a plan to win the office of President of the United States. His intention is to win every news cycle by saying the most outrageous things that occur to him at that given moment. A short time ago, it was encouraging gun owners to make sure…
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Another Dangerous Trump Idea
Donald Trump, the GOP nominee for President of the United States, proves daily that he is not in the race to win it. But he aims to cause as much havoc as he can on the way to not winning the presidency. How else do you explain his efforts to recruit poll watchers in order…
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Trying to Derail Obama. Again
There have been political cartoons and breathless stories, including blatantly false ones by Donald Trump, the GOP nominee for President of the United States, about how President Obama paid ransom to get the Iran nuclear deal. Now, along comes a corrective story in the form of a New York Times editorial: The first thing to…
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Donald Trump is Such a Kidder!
These people. They just can’t take a joke. First, he sarcastically ran for the office of the President of the United States even though he is not qualified to run the country and he has no ideas how to and is not even interested in running the country. Ruin the country, maybe, but run it, no.…
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Will ReUnit-ing with #Pogback Feel So Good?
Adidas rap music video announcing Pogba’s return to Manchester United I was a fool to ever leave your side Me minus you is such a lonely ride The breakup we had has made me lonesome and sad I realize I love you ’cause I want you bad, hey, hey —Opening lyrics from Peaches and Herb’s…
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Questlove Singes O’Reilly’s on Slavery
“I dunno if that man’s (never say his name) point is to troll at any cost whatsoever but his entire existence is a 5 steps backwards for any progress made in humanity.” Questlove ran the following on his Instagram (with the attached photograph): Slavery was inhumane. Slavery was sadistic. Slavery was uncomfortable. Slavery was unjust.…