In fact there were plenty of nonviolent black people on the Baltimore streets last night, doing their level best to protect other people of color, and black-owned (or black servicing) shops and property.
Orioles Postpone Game- Owner’s Son Tells It Like It Is For Black & Poor & U. S. Workers
(File Under: Proud to Be A “Bird-Brain”)
John Angelos, son of the owner & #2 team executive, tweeting to a fan named Brett:
Brett, speaking only for myself, I agree with your point that the principle of peaceful, non-violent protest and the observance of the rule of law is of utmost importance in any society. . . .
Continue reading Baltimore Baseball Boss Steps Up for Freddie Gray
Made in Vietnam: My World. (Yours Too?) Just got a new blood pressure monitor. But this post is not about my blood pressure. The old monitor gave out after several years: nothing but error messages. Amazon was ready with a new one, delivered the next day. Dropped from a drone? I was running errands when … Continue reading Made In Vietnam: My World. (Yours Too?)
Lighting the Fuse of Revolution? There’s a grimly fascinating update from “Rightwing Watch” (RW) detailing how the harder core of the religious right is throwing down the gauntlet to the U.S. Supreme Court, to wit:Legalize same sex marriage nationwide, and you’ll face an armed insurrection. A new Civil War. A Boom-Boom-Bonhoeffer Moment.Your Honors, You Have … Continue reading The Supreme Court: Lighting the Fuse of Revolution?
O.M.G. —Wal-Freaking-Mart?? In Arkansas?? The Arkansas legislature has passed a religious-based antigay law, HB 1228, that is a near-clone of the controversial Indiana law. It now goes to the governor. But Attention Wal-Mart shoppers! Let me repeat that, after picking my jaw up off the floor: << “Every day in our stores, we see firsthand the … Continue reading O.M.G. –Wal-Freaking-Mart??