In Fond Memory of Tuskegee Airman Carey Lee (Popo) McCrae Sr.

As was her habit, stopping by her elderly father's home in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to look in on him one day in 1995, my sister in law Jacq happened to answer the telephone. The man on the other end of...

What Will Justice Look Like Relative to Trayvon Martin's Death?

Charges Against George Zimmerman on File for Trayvon Martin's Death Will George Zimmerman be Tried for the Murder of Trayvon Martin? H. Res. 612 - Honoring the life of Trayvon Martin, calling for the repeal...

Charges Against Zimmerman on File for Trayvon Martin's Death

Copy of Sanford police report listing charges of Homicide/Negligent Manslaughter/Unnecessary Killing to Prevent Unlawful Act Former Florida Homicide Prosecutor Ken Padowitz discussing the Trayvon Martin case -...

Will George Zimmerman be Tried for the Murder of Trayvon Martin?

Timeline of events in the killing of Trayvon Martin Police Surveillance Video of George Zimmerman - Released March 28, 2012Charges Against Zimmerman on File for Trayvon Martin's Death Copy of Sanford Police...

Birther King Donald Trump’s Almost Extravaganza

For those so inclined and attracted to the unofficially anointed Birther King Donald Trump, those being primarily conservatives and TEA Party types, his intent to host a Republican Party debate for those...

GOP Presidential Field: Odd Game of Where's Waldo/What's My Line

Among the field of declared candidates who have sought or are seeking the Republican Party's nomination for President of the United States in 2012 have been/are ....Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Jon...

The Hijacking of the U.S. Government by the Republican TEA Party

The United States of America was created with three check and balance components meant to allow governing of the country through the representative process. The United States is not a true democracy; it is a...

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: The U.S. Debt Crisis Showdown

Cue the music, fade in:'Do, do, do ,do, do … wa, wa, wa … do, do, do, do, do … wa, wa, wa … 'Like the showdown in Clint Eastwood's classic film, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, the TEA Party, wearing...

Budget Amendment: Very Likely Contrary to the U.S. Constitution

Before getting down to serious business to craft some form of solution to the looming debt ceiling deadline of August 2, a number of bills will be brought to the floor for symbolic votes in the Republican Party...

Former GOP Rep. Klansman David Duke May Run for President in 2012

Controversial nativist David Duke, former Republican representative of Louisiana and Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, has announced he will explore seeking the Republican Party’s nomination for President of...

Mission Launched to Support Palin's Fractured Revere History

It seems while most of the U.S. and the world may have been preoccupied with New York Democratic Representative Anthony Weiner's admission that he lied regarding posting risque tweets on Twitter, an online rescue...

GOP Won't Honor Those Involved in Osama bin Laden Compound Raid

Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia stated that, to keep in line with new rules prohibiting commemorative measures, the House of Representatives will not bring to the floor for a vote a...

Birtherism: The Antidote/Sedative for the Obama Administration

Imagine if you will, waking up in a world in which you believe all that you knew and loved has been turned upside down. In general, it’s a feeling that is borne out, by all the indicators you feel are valid,...

Will Right Wing Madness Totally Consume the Republican Party?

Awhile back, two years ago, I wrote The Politics of Fear. I noted in my article the trend of whipping up fear for fear's sake, illustrating fear that plays upon unknown, often illogically exaggerated...

U.S. National Memorial Acknowledges America's Birth Defect

I was among hundreds gathered on December 15, 2010 at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the United States National Park Service exhibit officially known as The President’s House: Freedom and Slavery in the Making of...