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Category Archives: Revolution
On this day in history, May 4, 1992 — Worst of Los Angeles Riots Ends
The 1992 Los Angeles Riots erupted on April 29, 1992, after police officers who were videotaped beating Rodney King, a black man, during a traffic stop were acquitted of criminal charges. Initially peaceful protests grew larger and turned violent, as … Continue reading
Willie Lynch, On Language
I am a self-styled language cop, especially as it relates to criminal justice language, how it has been used not only to dehumanize and stigmatize people with criminal justice involvement, but also to control the narrative, how such people with … Continue reading
Posted in crime, Education, Justice Chronicles, Revolution, Slavery
Tagged criminal justice language, Denmark Vesey, Eddie Ellis, French Revolution, Gabriel Prosser, Haitian Revolution, hyper incarceration, Mass Incarceration, Nat Turner, Slavery, The WIllie Lynch Letter: The Making of a Slave, Willie Lynch, Willie Lynch Letter
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“Blue Knight Riders,” from my book, Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats
In light of the Governor of Missouri activating the National Guard, in anticipation of the Grand Jury not indicting the police officer who killed Michael Brown, I decided to post this poem from my book, “Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black … Continue reading
Posted in being a teenager, Ferguson, Justice Chronicles, juveniles, Michael Brown, MIssouri, Murder, police involved shooting, raising black boys, Revolution, Urban Impact
Tagged American injustice, Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Advocates, Ferguson Missouri, Michael Brown, police involved shooting, Sometimes Blue Knights Wear Black Hats
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Excerpt from my book, “Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass: Remembering Things Past and Present”
From George Washington to George Bush. From the birth of a nation to a kinder, gentler nation. From Thomas Jefferson to William Jefferson Clinton. From Democratic Republicanism to the New Democrats. From honest Abe to tricky Dick to Slick Willie. … Continue reading
Posted in Black patriotism, Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass, John F. Kennedy, Politics, Revolution, Slavery
Tagged Democratic Republicanism, dialogue on race, Dixiecrats, Do Nothing Party, Freedom Now Party, George Bush, George Washington, Grand Old Party, Great Society, Honest Abe, Jim Crow, melting pot, multiculturalism, New Covenant, New Deal Democrats, New Democrats, Police State, public works, Radical Republicanism, Rainbow Coalition, Reaganism, Reconstruction, Roosevelt, Slick Willie, Thomas Jefferson, trickle-down economics, Tricky Dick, Welfare state, William Jefferson Clinton
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Two Classic Speeches on Voting
With Election Day right around the corner, now is a good time to read or re-read two pieces, Frederick Douglass’ “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro,” given on July 5, 1852, and Malcolm X’s “The Ballot or the … Continue reading
Posted in Black patriotism, Education, John F. Kennedy, Justice Chronicles, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Patriotism, Politics, Revolution
Tagged Frederick Douglass, JFK, Jr., Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, The Ballot of the Bullet, The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro, Voting, voting rights
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Frederick Douglass’ “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro” (July 5, 1852)
Mr. President, Friends and Fellow Citizens: He who could address this audience without a quailing sensation, has stronger nerves than I have. I do not remember ever to have appeared as a speaker before any assembly more shrinkingly, nor with … Continue reading
No Right More Basic Than the Right to Vote
In the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on political campaign contributions, McCutcheon V. FEC, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote, “There is no right in our democracy more basic than the right to participate in electing our political leaders.” … Continue reading
