Jamelle Bouie, New York Times: Excerpt: On Clarence Thomas & the Supreme Court’s Corrupt Impunity ”With his close ties to a powerful, property-owning billionaire, Thomas embodies the historic role of the Supreme Court in American politics, not as a liberator or defender of the rights of political and social minorities, but as a partner to … Continue reading Jamelle Bouie on Supreme Court Impunity & Corruption
Washington Post — April 8, 2023 Michael Emerson, professor of sociology at the University of Illinois, said that church racial inclusion efforts suffered under President Donald Trump, who often made incendiary comments about immigrants and Blacks. Many church leaders faced a dilemma, Emerson said: “Do I repudiate it and risk losing many of my White … Continue reading Embracing the New Resegregationist Gospel in a Chapel Hill NC Church
From – Religion News Service: For FBI legend J. Edgar Hoover, Christian nationalism was the gospel truth, argues new book In The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover, Stanford professor Lerone Martin details how the longtime FBI director shaped the belief in America as a Christian nation. March 10, 2023 — By Bob Smietana (RNS) — … Continue reading Black History: What Do the FBI & J. Edgar Hoover have to Do With It? (A Whole Lot: Check It Out)
April 4 is the 55th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s 1968 assassination in Memphis. To mark this melancholy occasion, Florida governor Ron DeSantis reportedly wanted to do something very special. So . . . . DeSantis signs Florida gun bill in secret as activists demand more guns for all (Only NRA invited to secret … Continue reading To Be Sure We Remember Dr. King’s Murder, DeSantis Secretly Signs New No Permit Guns-For-All Bill
[NOTE: Kudos to the Post & Timothy Egan. The good news here is that when the Klan faced the Law for real, the law won. But in its bloody heyday, in the 1920s & after, it was repeatedly abetted by the connivance, corruption or cowardice of those charged with upholding it. The bad news also … Continue reading Klan Rising: Are The Media (& the Law) Finally Going to Pay Attention? (And, How About Quakers?)