President Obama: A Mighty Duck
So I was having a conversation the other day with a relative who was visiting this area for the holidays. To say that this relative cannot stand President Obama would be a vast understatement....
View ArticleDr. Welsing, Scholar Of White Supremacy And Author of "The Isis Papers" Dies
Dr. Welsing. Jetmag.com[Passings]Dr. Frances Cress Welsing who wrote and lectured about White Supremacy and whose enduring contribution is "The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors" (1991), has died.She...
View ArticleUganda: Killing Spree As Gen. Museveni Regime Fears Election Defeat
One of the bodies of suspected victim of regime death squad operative. Resort owners reject police explanation that victims "drowned" after holiday celebrations[Commentary] A specter of darkness is...
View ArticleTroubled Marriage: Egomaniac, Misogynist, Thinly Veiled Bigot Trump And GOP
Donald Trump[Elections 2016]A master at the art of demeaning, belittling and insultingIt’s becoming evident that Trump and the GOP hierarchy are not in sync, not on the same page and are caught up in a...
View ArticleAide To Presidential Challenger Mbabazi Presumed Dead: Uganda's Social Media...
Gen. Museveni the leopard to his cub Gen. Kayihura 'keep up the good work'[Editorial: Africa]Ugandans have gone to social media demanding the whereabouts of Christopher Aine, a top aide of a leading...
View ArticleNCAA & NFL Reflections
By the time the ball dropped in Times Square…officially ushering in 2016….there was far less excitement about college football’s championship trophy in Sooner Nation. I am so proud of our guys for an...
View ArticleSupport for Obama From Dems And Anti-Gun Violence Groups While RNC Denounces...
Hillary Clinton, Anti-gun violence organizations and elected Democratic leaders have praised President Obama's new executive orders to control gun related killings while the Republican National...
View ArticleUganda's Mass "Drowning" At Entebbe Case Doesn't Pass The Smell Test
Gen. Museveni's election preparations[Africa: Elections 2016]Given the violence we've already seen as Uganda's presidential election campaign continues, including the suspicious deaths of scores of...
View ArticleBuilding consensus and reaching agreement
This is the second in a series focused on the prerequisites for fundraising success.Agreement is the cornerstone upon which a healthy nonprofit is built. Without agreement amongst an organization’s...
View ArticleWhy We Need Common-Sense Gun Safety Reform -- Obama
President Obama Five years ago this week, a sitting member of Congress and 18 others were shot at, at a supermarket in Tucson, Arizona. It...
View ArticleThe Execution of Nimr Al-Nimr: One More Reason to Re-evaluate the Toxic...
Nimr Al-NimrThe brutal Saudi execution of Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Al-Nimr has led to protests around the globe, as well as the burning of the Saudi Embassy in Tehran, followed by the Saudi severing of...
View ArticleGen. Museveni's Police Fire Live Bullets At Challenger Dr. Besigye, Supporters
Uganda presidential challenger Dr. Besigye[Africa: Uganda Elections 2016]One person has been injured and rushed to hospital as police in Bukwo district fired teargas and live bullets to disperse Forum...
View ArticleWhy U.S. Government Needs To Work More Efficiently
Congress -- House of paralysisWhoever wins next November’s presidential election, it’s a sure bet that at some point he or she will vow to set the federal government on the straight and narrow.Maybe...
View ArticleFilm “BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez" Highlights ADIFF Film Festival
ADIFF 2015 Closing Night film “BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez" will be one of the highlights of the BEST OF ADIFF program to be held at Teachers College, Columbia University from Friday, January 8 to Sunday,...
View ArticleU.S. Lawmakers Condemn Deportations Of People From Central America
[Immigration]In response to the Obama Administration’s series of home raids aimed at arresting, detaining and deporting young mothers and their children back to Central America and the violence they...
View ArticleUganda: Citizens Use Defiance To Resist Lawless Militarized Regime
Hail Gen. Museveni. Since discovery of dozens of bodies on the shores of Lake Victoria in December, evoking memories of Amin regime, Ugandans have become more defiant[Africa: Uganda Elections...
View ArticleUnforgettable: Natalie Cole Survived "Scars" From Life, And Was Victor
Natalie Cole with her Pa, Nat King ColeNatalie Cole was an accomplished product of her deep-rooted musical heritage.A chart topping R&B crooner in the 70s, Cole went on to even greater popularity...
View Article2015 Was Fourth Most Deadly Year For Journalists As 71 Perish -- CPJ Says
In 2015, 71 journalists were killed in direct relation to their work, making it the fourth deadliest year since the Committee to Protect Journalists began keeping records in 1992, the organization said...
View ArticleDirect from Cuba Septeto Nacional Makes its Debut at Lehman Center
Music genius Ignacio Piñeiro formed Septeto Nacional in 1927 in Central Havana. He was known for “Echale Salsita,” a recording wherein he put his trumpets in front and added it to percussion, vocals...
View ArticleCandidate Sanders Wants Big Banks Split-up And Wall Street Accountability
Bernie Sanders[Elections 2016]Bernie Sanders delivered another amazing speech this week, complete with his economic plan that involves breaking up big banks and holding financial executives...
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