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Be Real, Tea Party: Do You REALLY Want a Christian Nation?

Posted on September 8, 2011 | 4 Comments
“Christian nation.” My dear Tea Partiers and Republican Christians: You keep using that phrase. I do not think it means what you think it means. For example, it doesn’t include you applauding Governor Rick Perry’s record high execution number in the state of Texas during...
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Dear CBC, Tavis & Cornel: Have Some Seats

Posted on August 19, 2011 | 6 Comments
I’m beyond over the ridiculous criticisms that President Obama has faced in his less-than-three years of office. The ridiculous criticisms, mind you, not the justified ones — such as his upsetting appointment of the top legal adviser to radical Tea Party wing-nut Senator Mike Lee to a...
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Thoughts on Being Called a “Nappy Nigger” in “Post-Racial” America

Posted on February 23, 2010 | 27 Comments
All the world was white. A cold, quiet, calm night. I tilted my head back to capture snow flakes on my tongue in the dark, and I felt like a kid again, giddy over what was sure to be an impending snow day. I had...
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