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2017-09-05 01:24
Do y'all remember a fellow named John Crawford? If not, I will bring you up to speed. "A 22-year-old man was shot and killed last week in an Ohio Wal-Mart after failing to obey police o… Read More
2017-09-04 02:32
Today was declared a "national day of prayer" by Donald trump. This is frankly kind of puzzling since today is also Sunday, and it happens to be the day that most Americans go to church. And… Read More
2017-09-02 02:58
Shout out to JJ Watt and celebrities like Sandra Bullock, and Kevin Hart, who all raised and donated some serious coin towards the Harvey hurri… Read More
2017-09-01 02:11
Watching the VP's photo op and his "I feel your pain" stop today in Texas made me sick to my stomach. (I swear he said Donald trump in every sentence.) Here is a man who doesn't believe… Read More
2017-08-30 01:29
* “Thank you everybody. What a crowd! What a turnout!” That was the president of the United States talking to the people of South Texas. He had come to see the storm… Read More
2017-08-29 01:27
I will start this blog post by saying, once again, our thoughts are with the people of Houston.There was some more important news today. None more important than the story of Nort… Read More
2017-08-28 00:44
My thoughts go out to the people of Houston, Texas and all of Harris County. My wife has quite a few family members there, so we are really trying to stay on top of what's happening. I… Read More
2017-08-26 02:10
What a night.First, my thoughts are with the folks in South Texas and Louisiana, as hurricane Harvey barrels towards them. This will be Mr. trump's first test with… Read More
2017-08-24 00:37
I saw some reruns of trump's rally in Phoenix last night. So much for trying to unify the country. The man literally told the crowd that we are losing our culture and that he wou… Read More
2017-08-22 00:22
I looked out my office window in Center City, Philadelphia today, not to see the solar eclipse, but to see the hundreds of office workers and shoppers in downtown Philly looking up at… Read More
2017-08-21 02:25
I now give you a terrific article from David Remnick.The Field Negro education series continues."Early last November, just before Election Day, Barack Obama was driven through the… Read More
2017-08-19 02:06
Steve Bannon, bless his chubby little racist heart, is no longer in the White House. He now joins a growing list of trump aides to get the "You're Fired" treatment from the former Apprentice… Read More
2017-08-16 02:01
I watched that presidential press conference today and I realize now why Mr. trump's people do not allow him to do them.I honestly still don't know what I was watching. It was a… Read More
2017-08-15 01:55
Donald trump stood up there today and read from a prepared statement like someone was holding his family hostage and would kill them one by one if he didn't read it. He sounded like a p… Read More
2017-08-14 00:16
It's hilarious to me how some folks (see white people) are shocked at what they are seeing in Charlottesville, Virginia They are openly wonder how we could have… Read More
2017-08-12 01:52
"No one is quite sure what Sebastian Gorka, officially a deputy assistant to President Trump, actually does at the White House. This hasn’t stopped him, however, from being a ne… Read More
2017-08-11 01:43
I see this with all sincerity: The president of the United States is not well. I have been saying for a while now that the man is suffering from some serious mental issues, and quite f… Read More
2017-08-09 02:11
My sister, bless her heart, lives in thewonderful city of Seattle, Washington. Her husband is a wonderful man who I am proud tocall my brother-in law. Having said all of that, for the first… Read More
2017-08-08 02:43
Now that the president has his own news network, I want to remind my fellow Americans that we elected a racist to be our president. I have to do it now before (thanks to his shiny new n… Read More
2017-08-07 11:12
I'm off tonight, field hands. I just came back from New York, and that city always wears me out.I still have love for them, though. :)Anyway, I just need your help with one little thing.I am… Read More
2017-08-05 02:01
Right-wnngnuts are mad at Newsweek magazine for this latest cover, because they say that it unfairly portrays their president as lazy. One pundit, Neil Cavuto, called it a "sin". B… Read More
2017-08-04 02:57
America, it looks like just a few months into his presidency your president is taking a vacation. Apparently he got tired of that "dump" of a White House. (His words, not mine.) I… Read More
2017-08-02 01:19
I feel like I am in the middle of a Bill Murray movie about groundhogs with this president and his administration. Everyday we are supposed to reset and start all over again. (John Kel… Read More
2017-08-01 01:42
So Scaramucci is out after just a couple of weeks on the job. (It looks like "the leakers" outlasted you there big guy.) It was fun while it lasted, but there will be no Mooc… Read More
2017-07-31 02:01
Good evening field hands.As you get ready to start the next work week, you might want to ponder the following stories from the headlines:Blacks are apparently being tol… Read More
2017-07-29 02:30
The following article from The Wrap and writer Sharon Waxman is a must read.The field Negro education series continues. "There isn’t much art to Donald Trump’s transparent a… Read More
2017-07-28 02:47
Wait, let me get this straight. Three American senators say that they are going to vote for a bill that they oppose and hope will not pass? Ok then."House Speaker Paul Ryan assured nerv… Read More
2017-07-26 01:17
I am glad to see that John McCain is on his feet and getting around again. But let's be honest, did he really have to fly in from Arizona --while recovering from major surgery-- to help repu… Read More
2017-07-25 02:19
Something happened at a baseball game a couple of nights ago that all of America thought was very cute. A little kid was invited on the playing field to meet some of the payers, an… Read More
2017-07-24 01:34
Hello America, your president is tweeting again. "As the phony Russian Witch Hunt continues, two groups are laughing at this excuse for a lost election taking hold, Democrats and Russi… Read More
2017-07-21 00:38
"I'm not black, I'm O.J.I hear ya Juice, and now that you are loose again, it might be a good time to remind you that while you do not consider yourself black, white America certainly does… Read More
2017-07-19 01:20
Today the president of the United States said that he wants the current health- care system to fail because he lost a political battle, and he wants to get even,Think about that for a… Read More
2017-07-18 01:15
So it is "Made In America Week" in trump world. Yes, you read correctly, "Made in America". (No Melania jokes, please. We know that she was not made in America.)This from an admini… Read More
2017-07-17 01:04
I happen to fly Delta airlines a lot, because I usually fly South and make my connections in Atlanta. So, for my domestic flights at least, Delta is usually my airline of choice. I am g… Read More
2017-07-14 01:27
"Jim "loves the City of Lights, he loves Paris. For years, every year during the summer, he would go to Paris. It was automatic, with his wife and his family."Trump one day asked Jim: "How's… Read More
2017-07-12 01:40
* So here is the analogy: (h/t to Beth) A bunch of bad actors decide to rob a bank. They make all the necessary preparations, and stock up on guns, masks, and a getaway c… Read More
2017-07-11 01:25
Ladies and gentlemen, Charles Blow:"Team Trump wants us all to get over this annoying Russia thing and just move on. Sorry sir, not going to happen. At the G-20 meeting in Hamburg… Read More
2017-07-10 00:41
We can't say that we didn't see this coming. The talks between Mr. trump and the Russian leader was clearly a disaster if you happen to have America's best interests at heart. They wer… Read More
2017-07-08 02:02
The next case I am going to blog about hits a little close to home, because it's from Mrs. Field's neck of the woods. I suspect that it's another one of those questionable police shootings t… Read More
2017-07-07 00:43
I must admit that when I first saw the following story I thought that it was a joke from The Onion. Sadly, though, after researching the matter, I found out that it was… Read More
2017-07-05 02:51
On this day, America's birthday, I am posting one of the greatest speeches in American history.~Frederick Douglass, July 5,1852~"Dear Sir-The Ladies of the "Rochester Anti Slavery Sewing Soc… Read More
2017-07-04 02:45
I am not really posting anything of substance tonight. I am just checking out my twitter page.Here are some stories I am seeing on twitter.One fifth of trump's presidency has been… Read More
2017-07-03 02:56
In case you didn't know, the state of New Jersey is officially shut down. It seems that trump's man in Trenton is fighting lawmakers over some issues having to do with the budget. Now this w… Read More
2017-07-01 03:23
"Trump a poor person's idea of what a rich person is, dumb person's idea of what smart person is, weak person's idea of what strong person is"I wish I could take credit for that quote… Read More
2017-06-29 01:17
*I believe that the president of the United States has some mental issues.Here is another example why: As Anderson Cooper said earlier, "Why would a man who has been on… Read More
2017-06-28 01:45
Today I had an e-mail exchange with my sister and she reminded me about the Ota Benga story. In case you don't know your history, Ota Benga was a human being who was put on display in t… Read More
2017-06-27 00:25
* So the CBO score of the right-wingnut healthcare bill came out today, and as was to be expected, it predicted that 22 million Americans will be without healthcare as a result of… Read More
2017-06-26 00:20
The following insightful article from Johnathan Chait is a couple of months old, but it is a must read for those of use who want to understand what is happening with the pres… Read More
2017-06-24 01:01
I swear if someone could come up with a brilliant invention to make black men look like dogs after a traffic stop, I for one would buy one of those devices. I have been stopp… Read More
2017-06-21 02:28
I remember in the middle of the 2016 campaign some folks (even some progressives) were trying to say that Hillary was the more hawkish of the two major candidates. They said that at lea… Read More
2017-06-19 23:52
A drug epidemic in the heartland.There is still a water crisis in Flint, Michigan.There is still questionable state killings of people of color. More and more America loving, hard… Read More
2017-06-19 02:01
Today we learned that seven Navy sailors tragically lost their lives when their US Naval destroyer collided into a cargo ship.Sadly, instead of our president offering his condolences an… Read More
2017-06-16 23:20
*The following article from Andrew Sullivan (a man who I sometimes disagree with) is a must read for all objective Americans who want some insight into what is going on with their leade… Read More
2017-06-16 01:36
*Excuse me if I pass on all the kumbaya moments and hand holding going on after the recent shootings in Virginia.Don't get me wrong, I will certainly be civil to those who hold opp… Read More
2017-06-15 02:21
As a kid growing up in Jamaica, I had a front row seat to real political violence and the horror it can bring on families and communities. In Jamaica, as in most Third World countries, polit… Read More
2017-06-14 02:32
I'm off tonight field hands, but I will holla at you again tomorrow. In the meantime, try to stay safe, there are some homegrown terrorists on the loose. and our chief law enforcement offici… Read More
2017-06-13 02:31
I am not sure what NBC was thinking when they hired the "white Santa" lady away from FOX VIEWS. For years she tried to put a pretty face and a short skirt on their race-bai… Read More
2017-06-12 00:57
This excellent article from Kurt Eichenwald is a must read for all those people who want to know about the real Donald trump.The field Negro education series continues: "Dust swir… Read More
2017-06-10 01:31
President trump has now called James Comey a liar, and he has volunteered to testify under oath to refute what James Comey said while he was under oath. The question now is which one of… Read More
2017-06-09 01:14
This is all you need to know about the president of these divided states of America.Today Jim Comey flat out called him a liar, and yet after the hearing his lawyer said that president trump… Read More
2017-06-07 00:42
The American media has got themselves all up in bunches over the anticipated testimony of former FBI director, James Comey. Over at CNN they have a countdown clock for crying out loud… Read More
2017-06-06 02:14
Not that you need anymore proof of how ignorant and clueless this president is, but his comments after the terrorist attacks in London---- and his lies about what the Mayor of London said… Read More
2017-06-05 00:33
h/t to my twitter fam, Ty Morgan, for the following story.The field Negro education series continues."The murder in College Park, Maryland of Richard Collins III, an African-American student… Read More
2017-06-02 00:56
There is a lot going on in America these days. President Orange Hair has decided that having a few more jobs is more important than having a planet to live on in the foreseeable future… Read More
2017-06-01 00:24
'No, it's still there ' #covfefepic.twitter.com/yndPf2yThGDefinition of "COVFEFE"1. A rare type of coffee with an orange color? 2. To yearn to own something possessed by a female? 3. &n&hell…Read More
2017-05-31 00:52
*"John LeguizamoVerified account @JohnLeguizamo 21h21 hours ago &nb&hell…Read More
2017-05-30 00:00
It's Memorial Day here in America, and now might be a good time to remind everyone what the president of this country allegedly did to a veteran one day in his not too d… Read More
2017-05-29 01:30
It's Sunday, so the following essay penned by Andrew Sullivan is apropos. The field Negro education series continues."The contrast between a grim-faced pope and the grinning president at the… Read More
2017-05-27 02:41
I read a great article in Salon.com that I want to share. The field Negro education series continues. "Obsessed with their own masochism and insecurity, white leftists keep beating themselve… Read More
2017-05-26 01:27
Watching Donald trump push aside that other world leader to get to the front of the line today made me feel embarrassed for him, his family, and our country. Talk about the"ugly A… Read More
2017-05-24 02:33
Right-wingnuts are some of the most shameless people on earth. They are so desperate for a story to shake the current narrative in Washington, that they have actually used the deat… Read More
2017-05-23 00:53
"Oh yeah I tell you somethin'I think you'll understandWhen I say that somethin'I want to hold your handI want to hold your handI want to hold your handOh please say to meYou'll let me be you… Read More
2017-05-22 02:32
I saw some of trump's speech in Saudi Arabia today, and if some of you trumpbots were watching, I am sure that you were a bit surprised at his new tone. You must have th… Read More
2017-05-20 01:36
Imagine, if you will, former president Barack Obama, telling the leaders from a foreign power that the well respected leader of the FBI is a "nut job" and that he is… Read More
2017-05-19 02:39
If you are a trump supporter on May 18, 2017 and you need a therapist, please holla at your boy. I might know a guy.The trump train is heading for a… Read More
2017-05-17 10:25
“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.” ~ Edward R. Murrow ~I wouldn't say that all of us in the nation are sheep, but there is certainly a large segmen… Read More
2017-05-16 00:22
"I was in the room, it didn't happen"That was H.R. McMaster denying that president trump revealed classified sources and methods to the Russians when they visited the White House, recently.I… Read More
2017-05-15 02:10
All this talk about trump's firing of the FBI director has caused us to overlook another very important and troubling story: The actions of Beauregard Sessions t… Read More
2017-05-13 02:24
By the time this mess with trump is over, I have a feeling that republicans will be wishing that Hillary had won the election. Check out the latest from our tweeter in chief:"Washington… Read More
2017-05-12 00:47
“Our long national nightmare is over"With all due respect to Gerald Ford, I honestly believe that our "national nightmare" has just began. In case you have not been paying attent… Read More
2017-05-09 22:51
"Life Comeys at you fast". OK, that was kind of corny, I saw it on twitter, and I thought I would share it nevertheless. So Mr. Orange Hair fired James Comey, the man who Hillary Clint… Read More
2017-05-08 00:42
Here in America journalists and serious writers seem to spending less time trying to tell us the truth about the newly elected president. Fortunately there are still writers… Read More
2017-05-06 02:39
Remember when all those black college presidents played themselves by joining trump in the White House? I thought that they were being played then, and now I know for a fact that… Read More
2017-05-05 02:33
One of my guilty pleasures in life is EPL soccer. I spend too much time on Sunday mornings watching the match of the day from across the pond.Anyway, I was just watching the Manchester… Read More
2017-05-03 01:37
We learned a lot today about where we will be going for the next four years.Jeff Sessions is one of the most powerful men in America. He is the attorney general and he runs Donald trump… Read More
2017-05-02 01:49
If Donald trump's old history teachers were alive they would be begging to go into witness protection right about now. When I first heard about Donald trump's take on his hero, Andrew J… Read More
2017-05-01 01:19
My father- in- law is a humble and hard working man, who built a pretty good life for himself and his family. He did it by working hard and persevering in South Louisiana at a tim… Read More
2017-04-29 01:19
It looks like the short guy with the bad haircut is calling the bluff of the big guy with the bad haircut .In case you were too busy with other things today, I would like to let you in… Read More
2017-04-28 02:42
"The most segregated hour in America is eleven o-clock Sunday morning." I am not sure who first said that, but it is so true.There is one group in America that I as a black man worry ab… Read More
2017-04-26 01:54
* Interesting incident out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, which captures perfectly the perils and pitfalls of raising young black boys in America. To be fair, I think… Read More
2017-04-25 01:14
It looks like more trouble for FOX VIEWS. Some African American litigants are stating that allegedly FOX fostered a culture in that news organization that was not only misog… Read More
2017-04-24 02:03
I know that Donald trump is new to this public service thing, and if he wasn't such a jerk I suppose I would let some of the dumb stuff that he does slide. Sadly for him… Read More
2017-04-22 01:46
I think we all are happy that Bill O'Liely got the boot over at FOX. As his friend Maxine Waters eloquently stated: There might be something psychologically wrong with the… Read More
2017-04-21 01:20
I want to start this post with the words of the Attorney General of these divided states of America:“We’ve got cases moving in the very, very liberal Ninth Cir… Read More
2017-04-19 02:33
There is an interesting special congressional election race going on north of Atlanta tonight. The latest democratic golden boy, Jon Ossoff , will need 50% of the votes in a crowded fie… Read More
2017-04-18 01:52
Tonight my racism chase takes me to the West Coast. Now I must admit that the following story is not such a clear cut case of racism as others that I have highlighted o… Read More
2017-04-17 02:14
It's nice to be back home. I hope y'all enjoyed your bun and cheese (if you are Jamaican) and your chocolate Easter eggs.A lot has been happening in the world. The t… Read More
2017-04-15 01:40
More from one of my favorite writers, Will Bunch.The Field Negro education series continues. "It was exactly one week ago that President Trump ordered the launch of 59 Tomahawk cruise m… Read More
2017-04-14 00:38
I am on the road tonight, field hands. But this Guardian story as reported in The Slatest got me to thinking. "Buried in the last paragraph of a Guardian story about British intel… Read More
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