SCOTUS Upholds Obama’s Healthcare Act – Now the Real Fight Begins

SCOTUS Upholds Obama’s Healthcare Act – Now the Real Fight Begins

Jun 28, 2012

This morning’s landmark ruling was ushered in with a vote of 5-4, as The United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, the signature legislation of the Obama Administration that was signed in March of 2010. This is a HUGE victory, not just for the Obama Administration, but for the nation as a whole, because the...

Who’s the Job Killer, Now?

Who’s the Job Killer, Now?

Jun 4, 2012

I’ll be the first to admit that I have great difficulty keeping these job statistics straight. It seems like every different news channel and political journal has a different report, with a twisted projection about the “state of our economy” and the debilitation of our populous, as reflected in these polarizing unemployment rates. It is increasingly...

This S#!% is CHESS, Not Checkers

This S#!% is CHESS, Not Checkers

Jun 1, 2012

I’ve reached a new “training day” level of unmatched frustration with the American electorate, & yes, I’m speaking to some of my dear friends too… CHESS. Much like life, in this game, you have to plan & strategize ways to incorporate your vision amidst the challenge of successfully (staying alive) navigating your way past the predators...

NAACP Follows Suit: Liberty, Justice, & Marriage Equality… for all!

NAACP Follows Suit: Liberty, Justice, & Marriage Equality… for all!

May 21, 2012

Over the past 15 years, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has had to defend itself and its present day relevancy in the minds of this generation, mostly because they have taken a less than direct stance on several issues that affect the lives of Millennials today. Contrary to the talk on the street, NAACP President & CEO...

Humans…and Then Politics: Obama’s Evolved Leadership

Humans…and Then Politics: Obama’s Evolved Leadership

May 10, 2012

  Congratulations, America… We have a human for a President!   Should by some weird twist of re-written history fate, in some paradoxical universe, his long list of bipartisan feats, legislation and monumental accomplishments go forgotten, President Obama has officially solidified his place on the right side of history, as the first President to...

Retro-cultural Vintage Poverty

Retro-cultural Vintage Poverty

May 9, 2012

Taking a retrospective look at monumental events like the civil and socioeconomic unrest of 1992 allows us to extract a more holistic example of the climate of that time. In doing so, not only does it allow you to take a look at the past, but also allows you to chart a course to where we still need to go in the years and decades to come.   So let’s...