The Civil War and America
The first shot of the civil war at Fort Sumter is still being heard all over America. Our media, our co-workers, job and mortgage applications all want to know our race, ethnic background etc. It’s interwoven deep within our core as Americans. We are color-struck to the 10th power and don’t want to acknowledge or recognize it.
Categories: Politics Tags: abolition, intolerance, jefferson davis, military, slavery
The Military & African Americans
There has been no war fought by or within the United States in which African-Americans did not participate, including the Revolutionary war, the Spanish-American war, the world wars, civil war, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the current wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Categories: Politics Tags: african-americans, intolerance, military, obama republican, progressive, racism, Republican
Charlie Rangels Dramatic Rise and Fall
Rep. Charlie Rangel succeeded Adam Clayton Powell Jr. who was the Harlem king maker back in the day. He too left his office amid controversy. Between the two of them they ruled the famed New York district that includes Harlem for nearly 65 years.
Categories: Politics Tags: 2012 Election, african-americans, black politicians, Democrats, military
A Few Good Men
The ax has fallen on the fate of Gen. Stanley McChrystal; His insubordination has cost him his job. This is not the first time a general has been called on the carpet by the president. History is full of examples where presidents and generals have clashed.
Categories: Politics Tags: African-American soldiers, GOP, independent, military, obama republican, Republican, Stanley McChrystal