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
Tag Archive: Civil Rights movement
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
The Rise of Donald Trump was inevitable in the Republican Party
Hindsight being 20/20 it is now very easy to see that the rise of Donald Trump or someone like him was inevitable. Looking back to the 1960s, the Democratic Party characterized by FDR’s… Continue reading →