Category Archive: Angry Black Man Rants

Arguing with Fools (Clinton v. Trump debate II)

Last night Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton engaged in a “Townhall” style debate. In this debate format the candidates are supposed to take questions from the audience and answer them to the best… Continue reading

Opposition to Birthright Citizenship is un American

First of all can we just say that Donald Trump is unfit to be President? The sideshow he’s running, while entertaining, is Palinish and that might actually be disrespectful to Sarah. I’m tempted… Continue reading

Baltimore Riots: 50 Shades of (Freddie) Gray

So what do you want me to say? Should I say rioting is wrong and violence is not the answer? Should I say rioting is a symptom and we should address the causes?… Continue reading

Selma: The Activist’s Playbook

The thing that struck me about Selma was the way it delivered the activist playbook to the masses. While people took issue with the portrayal of President Johnson in the movie, they overlooked… Continue reading

Eric Garner: No Country for Black Men

I have written on Trayvon Martin and Mike Brown before. The most recent addition in this sad and ongoing story in American history is Eric Garner. I have the privilege of knowing young… Continue reading

Google: Who Watches the Watchman?

Yesterday I read an article which highlights the recent activities of Google. In short, Google has taken it upon itself to enhance internet security by hacking not only its own programs, but the… Continue reading

Mike Brown: Let’s talk about it.

I hope that you will excuse me for not writing about this issue immediately. But for someone like me who studies these types of issues regularly it takes a while before my mind… Continue reading

Iraq: We Are All to Blame pt. 1…George W. Bush

George Bush famously commented that history would judge whether his actions in Iraq were successful or not. At this point I think we have enough evidence to understand that this is definitely not… Continue reading

Don Sterling: The Aftermath

If you have been following my twitter you know that I have been spending most of my time watching the NBA playoffs. So it was much to my dismay that my favorite time… Continue reading

Richard Sherman: 500 Years a Slave

I watched the whole game on Sunday and I thought Sherman’s actions afterward were hilarious. I  noticed that when he went up to Crabtree after the game and stuck out his hand Crabtree… Continue reading